JSC2007-E-34404 (4 May 2007) --- Astronaut Alvin Drew, mission specialist

JSC2007-E-34405 (4 May 2007) --- NASA astronaut B. Alvin Drew Jr., mission specialist

NASA astronaut Alvin Drew poses for a photo with guests during the White House Easter Egg Roll, Monday, April 10, 2023, on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Keegan Barber)

NASA astronaut Alvin Drew poses for a photo with guests during the White House Easter Egg Roll, Monday, April 10, 2023, on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Keegan Barber)

NASA astronaut Alvin Drew talks about his time in space at a STEM day session with students during the 70th International Astronautical Congress, Thursday, Oct. 24, 2019, in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

NASA astronaut Alvin Drew shakes a hands with a guest during the White House Easter Egg Roll, Monday, April 10, 2023, on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Keegan Barber)

NASA astronaut Alvin Drew poses for a photo with guests during the White House Easter Egg Roll, Monday, April 10, 2023, on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Keegan Barber)

NASA astronaut Alvin Drew poses for a photo with guests during the White House Easter Egg Roll, Monday, April 10, 2023, on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Keegan Barber)

NASA astronaut Alvin Drew meets with guests during the White House Easter Egg Roll, Monday, April 10, 2023, on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Keegan Barber)

Former astronaut Drew Feustel answers a question from Earth Information Center Lead for NASA, Eleanor Stokes who moderated a question and answer session with him and former astronaut Alvin Drew during the Earth Information Center Student Engagement event at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building, Friday, Sept. 29, 2023, in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

Earth Information Center Lead for NASA, Eleanor Stokes moderates a question and answer session with former astronauts Drew Feustel, left, and Alvin Drew, during the Earth Information Center Student Engagement event at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building, Friday, Sept. 29, 2023, in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

Former astronaut Drew Feustel left, answers a question from an audience member while on a panel with former astronaut Alvin Drew, center, and moderator, Earth Information Center Lead for NASA, Eleanor Stokes, during the Earth Information Center Student Engagement event at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building, Friday, Sept. 29, 2023, in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

NASA’s Lisa Frazier introduces NASA TV producer of “The Color of Space” Jori Kates and NASA astronaut Alvin Drew before a screening of “The Color of Space” as part of the Department of Education’s HBCU Week Conference, Monday, Sept. 25, 2023, at the Hyatt Regency in Arlington, Va. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, right, delivers remarks alongside NASA astronaut Alvin Drew at the 2023 National Youth Summit hosted by the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023, at the U.S. Department of Commerce in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, right, delivers remarks alongside NASA astronaut Alvin Drew at the 2023 National Youth Summit hosted by the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023, at the U.S. Department of Commerce in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

NASA astronaut Alvin Drew speaks to students during the 2023 National Youth Summit hosted by the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023, at the U.S. Department of Commerce in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

Former astronaut Alvin Drew provides remarks during the Earth Information Center Student Engagement event at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building, Friday, Sept. 29, 2023, in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

Former astronaut Alvin Drew answers a question during the Earth Information Center Student Engagement event at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building, Friday, Sept. 29, 2023, in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

NASA astronaut Alvin Drew speaks to students during the 2023 National Youth Summit hosted by the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023, at the U.S. Department of Commerce in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

Former astronaut Alvin Drew provides remarks during the Earth Information Center Student Engagement event at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building, Friday, Sept. 29, 2023, in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

NASA TV producer of “The Color of Space” Jori Kates, left, and NASA astronaut Alvin Drew answer questions before a screening of “The Color of Space” as part of the Department of Education’s HBCU Week Conference, Monday, Sept. 25, 2023, at the Hyatt Regency in Arlington, Va. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

NASA TV producer of “The Color of Space” Jori Kates, left, and NASA astronaut Alvin Drew answer questions before a screening of “The Color of Space” as part of the Department of Education’s HBCU Week Conference, Monday, Sept. 25, 2023, at the Hyatt Regency in Arlington, Va. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson delivers remarks alongside NASA astronaut Alvin Drew at the 2023 National Youth Summit hosted by the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023, at the U.S. Department of Commerce in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson delivers remarks alongside NASA astronaut Alvin Drew at the 2023 National Youth Summit hosted by the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023, at the U.S. Department of Commerce in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

NASA TV producer of “The Color of Space” Jori Kates, left, and NASA astronaut Alvin Drew answer questions before a screening of “The Color of Space” as part of the Department of Education’s HBCU Week Conference, Monday, Sept. 25, 2023, at the Hyatt Regency in Arlington, Va. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

NASA TV producer of “The Color of Space” Jori Kates, left, and NASA astronaut Alvin Drew answer questions before a screening of “The Color of Space” as part of the Department of Education’s HBCU Week Conference, Monday, Sept. 25, 2023, at the Hyatt Regency in Arlington, Va. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

NASA astronaut Alvin Drew speaks to students during the 2023 National Youth Summit hosted by the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023, at the U.S. Department of Commerce in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

Former astronaut Alvin Drew provides remarks during the Earth Information Center Student Engagement event at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building, Friday, Sept. 29, 2023, in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, right, delivers remarks alongside NASA astronaut Alvin Drew at the 2023 National Youth Summit hosted by the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023, at the U.S. Department of Commerce in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

Former astronaut Alvin Drew provides remarks during the Earth Information Center Student Engagement event at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building, Friday, Sept. 29, 2023, in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

NASA astronaut Alvin Drew, right, spoke about his time in space at a STEM day session with students during the 70th International Astronautical Congress, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2019 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington. Photo credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

Former NASA astronaut Alvin Drew, right, speaks with guests at the Dallas Arboretum, Sunday, April 7, 2024, in Dallas, Texas. On Monday, April 8, a total solar eclipse will sweep across a narrow portion of the North American continent from Mexico’s Pacific coast to the Atlantic coast of Newfoundland, Canada, while a partial solar eclipse will be visible across the entire North American continent along with parts of Central America and Europe. Photo Credit: (NASA/Keegan Barber)

Astronauts Mike Massimino, top center, and Alvin Drew, top right, sign autographs at the NASA booth set up on the National Mall as part of the National Day of Service, Saturday, January 19, 2013, in Washington. NASA along with other federal agencies set up along the Mall as part of events surrounding the inauguration of President Barack Obama. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)

Astronauts Mike Massimino, left, and Alvin Drew sign autographs at the NASA booth set up on the National Mall as part of the National Day of Service, Saturday, January 19, 2013, in Washington. NASA along with other federal agencies set up along the Mall as part of events surrounding the inauguration of President Barack Obama. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)

Vice President Mike Pence, center, speaks before introducing President Donald Trump to sign an Executive Order reestablishing the National Space Council, alongside members of the Congress, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and Commercial Space Companies in the Roosevelt room of the White House in Washington, Friday, June 30, 2017. Vice President Mike Pence will chair the council. Also pictured, are: NASA astronaut Alvin Drew, left, and retired astronaut Buzz Aldrin, right. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

Astronauts Mike Massimino, left, and Alvin Drew pose for the camera at the NASA booth set up on the National Mall as part of the National Day of Service, Saturday, January 19, 2013, in Washington. NASA along with other federal agencies set up along the Mall as part of events surrounding the inauguration of President Barack Obama. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)

NASA Astronaut Alvin Drew, left, signs autographs at the NASA booth set up on the National Mall as part of the National Day of Service, Saturday, January 19, 2013, in Washington. NASA along with other federal agencies set up along the Mall as part of events surrounding the inauguration of President Barack Obama. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, right, gives thumbs up to students and attendees after delivering remarks alongside NASA astronaut Alvin Drew at the 2023 National Youth Summit hosted by the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023, at the U.S. Department of Commerce in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, second from left, poses for a picture with NASA astronaut Alvin Drew, left, and former NASA astronauts Andy Thomas, second from right, and Pam Melroy, right, following the signing of a letter of intent between NASA and the Australian Space Agency, Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019 at NASA Headquarters in Washington. NASA and the Australian Space Agency will build on over 60 years of collaboration in space exploration between the two countries and commit to expanding cooperation. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

Former NASA astronaut Alvin Drew, right, speaks with guests at the Dallas Arboretum, Sunday, April 7, 2024, in Dallas, Texas. On Monday, April 8, a total solar eclipse will sweep across a narrow portion of the North American continent from Mexico’s Pacific coast to the Atlantic coast of Newfoundland, Canada, while a partial solar eclipse will be visible across the entire North American continent along with parts of Central America and Europe. Photo Credit: (NASA/Keegan Barber)

NASA astronaut Alvin Drew speaks with retired U.S. Air Force Honorary Brigadier General Charles McGee during a Black History Month program titled “Trailblazers, The Story of a Tuskegee Airman,” Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2020, at NASA Headquarters in Washington, DC. McGee, a pilot with the Tuskegee Airmen during World War II, was a career officer in the Air Force also serving during the Korean and Vietnam Wars. Over his 30 years of service he flew 409 combat missions. Of the 355 Tuskegee pilots who flew in combat, McGee is one of only nine surviving. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

Retired U.S. Air Force Honorary Brigadier General Charles McGee, left, speaks with NASA astronaut Alvin Drew during a Black History Month program titled “Trailblazers, The Story of a Tuskegee Airman,” Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2020, at NASA Headquarters in Washington, DC. McGee, a pilot with the Tuskegee Airmen during World War II, was a career officer in the Air Force also serving during the Korean and Vietnam Wars. Over his 30 years of service he flew 409 combat missions. Of the 355 Tuskegee pilots who flew in combat, McGee is one of only nine surviving. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

Retired U.S. Air Force Honorary Brigadier General Charles McGee, left, speaks with NASA astronaut Alvin Drew during a Black History Month program titled “Trailblazers, The Story of a Tuskegee Airman,” Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2020, at NASA Headquarters in Washington, DC. McGee, a pilot with the Tuskegee Airmen during World War II, was a career officer in the Air Force also serving during the Korean and Vietnam Wars. Over his 30 years of service he flew 409 combat missions. Of the 355 Tuskegee pilots who flew in combat, McGee is one of only nine surviving. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

Retired U.S. Air Force Honorary Brigadier General Charles McGee, left, speaks with NASA astronaut Alvin Drew during a Black History Month program titled “Trailblazers, The Story of a Tuskegee Airman,” Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2020, at NASA Headquarters in Washington, DC. McGee, a pilot with the Tuskegee Airmen during World War II, was a career officer in the Air Force also serving during the Korean and Vietnam Wars. Over his 30 years of service he flew 409 combat missions. Of the 355 Tuskegee pilots who flew in combat, McGee is one of only nine surviving. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

Retired U.S. Air Force Honorary Brigadier General Charles McGee, left, speaks with NASA astronaut Alvin Drew during a Black History Month program titled “Trailblazers, The Story of a Tuskegee Airman,” Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2020, at NASA Headquarters in Washington, DC. McGee, a pilot with the Tuskegee Airmen during World War II, was a career officer in the Air Force also serving during the Korean and Vietnam Wars. Over his 30 years of service he flew 409 combat missions. Of the 355 Tuskegee pilots who flew in combat, McGee is one of only nine surviving. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

Retired U.S. Air Force Honorary Brigadier General Charles McGee, left, speaks with NASA astronaut Alvin Drew during a Black History Month program titled “Trailblazers, The Story of a Tuskegee Airman,” Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2020, at NASA Headquarters in Washington, DC. McGee, a pilot with the Tuskegee Airmen during World War II, was a career officer in the Air Force also serving during the Korean and Vietnam Wars. Over his 30 years of service he flew 409 combat missions. Of the 355 Tuskegee pilots who flew in combat, McGee is one of only nine surviving. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

Former NASA astronaut Frank Culbertson, left, NASA astronaut Alvin Drew, former NASA astronaut Garrett Reisman, NASA astronauts Jeanette Epps, and Doug Wheelock, right, talk about their time in space at a STEM day session with students during the 70th International Astronautical Congress, Thursday, Oct. 24, 2019, in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Members of the All Souls Church Unitarian Choir lead the audience in “Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing” after a duscussion between Retired U.S. Air Force Honorary Brigadier General Charles McGee and NASA astronaut Alvin Drew during a Black History Month program titled “Trailblazers, The Story of a Tuskegee Airman,” Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2020, at NASA Headquarters in Washington, DC. McGee, a pilot with the Tuskegee Airmen during World War II, was a career officer in the Air Force also serving during the Korean and Vietnam Wars. Over his 30 years of service he flew 409 combat missions. Of the 355 Tuskegee pilots who flew in combat, McGee is one of only nine surviving. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

Robert Pearce, Associate Administrator for NASA’s Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate, left, moderates questions from the audience for retired U.S. Air Force Honorary Brigadier General Charles McGee speaks with NASA astronaut Alvin Drew during a Black History Month program titled “Trailblazers, The Story of a Tuskegee Airman,” Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2020, at NASA Headquarters in Washington, DC. McGee, a pilot with the Tuskegee Airmen during World War II, was a career officer in the Air Force also serving during the Korean and Vietnam Wars. Over his 30 years of service he flew 409 combat missions. Of the 355 Tuskegee pilots who flew in combat, McGee is one of only nine surviving. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

President Donald Trump, center, signs an Executive Order to reestablish the National Space Council, alongside members of the Congress, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and Commercial Space Companies in the Roosevelt room of the White House in Washington, Friday, June 30, 2017. Vice President Mike Pence, also in attendance, will chair the council. Also pictured are retired NASA astronaut David Wolf, left, NASA Astronaut Alvin Drew, second from right, and retired NASA astronaut Buzz Aldrin, right. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

STS-133 Commander Steven Lindsey, far left, presents a montage to President Barack Obama as crew members Michael Barratt, Pilot Eric Boe, Nicole Stott, and Stephen Bowen look on during a visit to the Oval Office in the White House, Monday, May 9, 2011, in Washington. Also in attendance but not seen, was Mission Specialist Alvin Drew. Photo Credit: (NASA/Paul E. Alers)

NASA astronauts Doug Wheelock, left, Alvin Drew, second from right, Jeanette Epps, right, and former astronauts Janet Kavandi, second from left, and Bob Curbeam, center, spoke about their time in space at a STEM day session with students during the 70th International Astronautical Congress, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2019 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington. Photo credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

NASA astronauts Jeanette Epps, left, Alvin Drew, second from left, Doug Wheelock, right, and former astronauts Bob Curbeam, center, and Janet Kavandi, second from right, spoke about their time in space at a STEM day session with students during the 70th International Astronautical Congress, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2019 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington. Photo credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

NASA Administrator Charles Bolden along with Deputy Administrator Lori Garver, center, stands with STS-133 crew members from left, Mission Specialists Stephen Bowen, Michael Barratt, Nicole Slott, Alvin Drew, Commander Steve Lindsey, and Pilot Eric Boe after being presented montages, Monday, May 9, 2011, at NASA Headquarters in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Paul E. Alers)

President Donald Trump, center, speaks before signing an Executive Order to reestablish the National Space Council, alongside members of the Congress, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and Commercial Space Companies in the Roosevelt room of the White House in Washington, Friday, June 30, 2017. Vice President Mike Pence, second from left, will chair the council. Also pictured are, NASA astronaut Alvin Drew, left, and retired NASA Astronaut Buzz Aldrin, right. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

President Donald Trump, center, speaks to the crowd before signing an Executive Order to reestablish the National Space Council, alongside members of the Congress, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and Commercial Space Companies in the Roosevelt room of the White House in Washington, Friday, June 30, 2017. Vice President Mike Pence, also in attendance, will chair the council. Also pictured are retired NASA astronaut David Wolf, left, NASA Astronaut Alvin Drew, second from right, and retired NASA astronaut Buzz Aldrin, right. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

VISIT: ASTRONAUT CLASS OF 2000: KAREN NYBERG, ALVIN DREW TOUR 80X120FT WITH OTHER CLASSMATES

VISIT: ASTRONAUT CLASS OF 2000: KAREN NYBERG, ALVIN DREW TOUR 80X120FT WITH OTHER CLASSMATES

JOHNSON SPACE CENTER, Houston, Texas -- JSC2007-E-34405 -- NASA astronaut Alvin Drew Jr., mission specialist.

VISIT: ASTRONAUT CLASS OF 2000: KAREN NYBERG, ALVIN DREW TOUR 80X120FT WITH OTHER CLASSMATES

VISIT: ASTRONAUT CLASS OF 2000: KAREN NYBERG, ALVIN DREW TOUR 80X120FT WITH OTHER CLASSMATES SHOWN WITH TOUR GUIDES SHEILA JOHNSON AND DAVID MORSE

NASA Astronauts and STS-133 mission crew members, from left, Mission Specialists Nicole Stott, Michael Barratt, Pilot Eric Boe, Commander Steve Lindsey, Mission Specialists Alvin Drew, and Steve Bowen pose for a photograph in front of the space shuttle Discovery after they landed, Wednesday, March 9, 2011, at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., completing Discovery's 39th and final flight. Since 1984, Discovery flew 39 missions, spent 365 days in space, orbited Earth 5,830 times and traveled 148,221,675 miles. Photo credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Students are seen in the audience during the Earth Information Center Student Engagement event where former NASA astronauts Drew Feustel and Alvin Drew spoke about their time in space, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building, Friday, Sept. 29, 2023, in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

Students are seen in the audience during the Earth Information Center Student Engagement event where former NASA astronauts Drew Feustel and Alvin Drew spoke about their time in space, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building, Friday, Sept. 29, 2023, in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

ISS015-E-22178 (12 Aug. 2007) --- Astronaut Alvin Drew, STS-118 mission specialist, poses for a photo in the commander's station on the flight deck of Space Shuttle Endeavour while docked with the International Space Station.

S118-E-06944 (12 Aug. 2007) --- Astronaut Alvin Drew, STS-118 mission specialist, works on the middeck of Space Shuttle Endeavour while docked with the International Space Station during flight day five activities.

S118-E-06889 (12 Aug. 2007) --- Astronaut Alvin Drew, STS-118 mission specialist, works on the middeck of Space Shuttle Endeavour while docked with the International Space Station during flight day five activities.

JSC2010-E-020623 (9 Feb. 2010) --- NASA astronaut Alvin Drew, STS-133 mission specialist, participates in a food tasting session in the Habitability and Environmental Factors Office at NASA's Johnson Space Center.

S118-E-09193 (18 Aug. 2007) --- Astronaut Alvin Drew, STS-118 mission specialist, works in the Unity node of the International Space Station while Space Shuttle Endeavour remains docked with the station.

S118-E-05522 (9 Aug. 2007) --- Astronaut Alvin Drew, STS-118 mission specialist, works on the middeck of Space Shuttle Endeavour during flight day two activities.

JSC2010-E-042099 (23 March 2010) --- NASA astronauts Michael Barratt (foreground) and Alvin Drew, both STS-133 mission specialists, participate in a post insertion/de-orbit training session on the middeck of the crew compartment trainer (CCT-2) in the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center.

S133-E-008828 (5 March 2011) --- NASA astronauts Alvin Drew (left), Michael Barratt and Nicole Stott, all STS-133 mission specialists, are pictured in the Unity node of the International Space Station while space shuttle Discovery remains docked with the station. Photo credit: NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration

ISS026-E-031616 (3 March 2011) --- NASA astronaut Alvin Drew, STS-133 mission specialist, is pictured in his sleeping bag, which is attached in the Columbus laboratory of the International Space Station while space shuttle Discovery remains docked with the station.

JSC2010-E-020704 (10 Feb. 2010) --- NASA astronauts Michael Barratt (left), Alvin Drew and Tim Kopra (right background), all STS-133 mission specialists, participate in a training session in an International Space Station mock-up/trainer in the Space Vehicle Mock-up Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center.

S133-E-011314 (7 March 2011) --- NASA astronaut Alvin Drew, STS-133 mission specialist, works the controls for the remote manipulator system (RMS) on the aft flight deck of space shuttle Discovery during flight day 12 activities. Photo credit: NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration

JSC2010-E-046445 (31 March 2010) --- NASA astronaut Alvin Drew, STS-133 mission specialist, works with a training version of his Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit in preparation for a spacewalk training session in the waters of the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) near NASA's Johnson Space Center.

JSC2010-E-084020 (18 May 2010) --- NASA astronauts Tim Kopra (foreground), Michael Barratt (partially obscured) and Alvin Drew, all STS-133 mission specialists, participate in a robotics training session in the Jake Garn Simulation and Training Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center.

JSC2010-E-042736 (25 March 2010) --- NASA astronauts Alvin Drew (left) and Michael Barratt, both STS-133 mission specialists, participate in an ISS small tools training session in the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) near NASA's Johnson Space Center.

JSC2010-E-017947 (2 Feb. 2010) --- NASA astronauts Alvin Drew (second left), STS-133 mission specialist; and Eric Boe, pilot, participate in a training session in an International Space Station mock-up/trainer in the Space Vehicle Mock-up Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center.

S133-E-006708 (26 Feb. 2011) --- NASA astronauts Alvin Drew, STS-133 mission specialist; and Catherine (Cady) Coleman, Expedition 26 flight engineer, work in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space while space shuttle Discovery remains docked with the station. Photo credit: NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration

S133-E-006720 (26 Feb. 2011) --- NASA astronaut Alvin Drew, STS-133 mission specialist, is pictured on the middeck of space shuttle Discovery during flight day three activities. Photo credit: NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration

JSC2010-E-044348 (29 March 2010) --- NASA astronaut Alvin Drew, STS-133 mission specialist, participates in a training session in an International Space Station mock-up/trainer in the Space Vehicle Mock-up Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center.

S133-E-007911 (1 March 2011) --- NASA astronaut Alvin Drew, STS-133 mission specialist, is pictured in the newly-installed Permanent Multipurpose Module (PMM) of the International Space Station while space shuttle Discovery remains docked with the station. Photo credit: NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration

JSC2010-E-046557 (24 March 2010) --- NASA astronaut Steve Lindsey (facing camera), STS-133 commander; along with astronauts Eric Boe, pilot; and Alvin Drew (partially obscured at right), mission specialist, participate in a training session in the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center.

S133-E-008620 (3 March 2011) --- NASA astronaut Alvin Drew, STS-133 mission specialist, moves stowage containers through a hatch on the International Space Station while space shuttle Discovery remains docked with the station. Photo credit: NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration

ISS026-E-031169 (28 Feb. 2011) --- Attired in his Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit, NASA astronaut Alvin Drew, STS-133 mission specialist, is pictured in the International Space Station?s Quest airlock as the mission?s first spacewalk draws to a close.

S118-E-07630 (16 Aug. 2007) --- Astronaut Alvin Drew, STS-118 mission specialist, moves a stowage container through the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station while Space Shuttle Endeavour remains docked with the station.

S133-E-011312 (7 March 2011) --- NASA astronauts Steve Lindsey (right), STS-133 commander; and Alvin Drew, mission specialist, are pictured on the aft flight deck of space shuttle Discovery during flight day 12 activities. Photo credit: NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration

S133-E-011313 (7 March 2011) --- NASA astronaut Alvin Drew, STS-133 mission specialist, works the controls for the remote manipulator system (RMS) on the aft flight deck of space shuttle Discovery during flight day 12 activities. Photo credit: NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration

JSC2010-E-006725 (5 Jan. 2010) --- NASA astronaut Steven Lindsey (second left), STS-133 commander; along with astronauts Eric Boe (left), pilot; and Alvin Drew, mission specialist, are pictured during a training scheduling session at NASA?s Johnson Space Center with scheduler Dale Williamson (far right).

JSC2010-E-014658 (27 Jan. 2010) --- NASA astronauts Alvin Drew (right), Michael Barratt (center) and Tim Kopra, all STS-133 mission specialists, participate in a training session in the Space Vehicle Mock-up Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center.

JSC2010-E-020705 (10 Feb. 2010) --- NASA astronauts Michael Barratt (left), Alvin Drew, Nicole Stott and Tim Kopra, all STS-133 mission specialists, participate in a training session in an International Space Station mock-up/trainer in the Space Vehicle Mock-up Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center.

JSC2010-E-164861 (20 Sept. 2010) --- NASA astronaut Alvin Drew, STS-133 mission specialist, speaks to a crowd during a cake-cutting ceremony in the Jake Garn Simulation and Training Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center. Photo credit: NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration

JSC2010-E-020714 (10 Feb. 2010) --- NASA astronauts Tim Kopra (second left), Alvin Drew and Nicole Stott, all STS-133 mission specialists, participate in a training session in an International Space Station mock-up/trainer in the Space Vehicle Mock-up Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center.

JSC2010-E-014042 (25 Jan. 2010) --- Attired in a training version of his shuttle launch and entry suit, NASA astronaut Alvin Drew, STS-133 mission specialist, participates in a simulation exercise in the motion-base shuttle mission simulator in the Jake Garn Simulation and Training Facility at NASA?s Johnson Space Center.

S118-E-06828 (11 Aug. 2007) --- Astronaut Alvin Drew, STS-118 mission specialist, works near a hatch of Space Shuttle Endeavour while docked with the International Space Station during flight day four activities. Sleeping bags are visible in the foreground.

JSC2010-E-042104 (23 March 2010) --- NASA astronauts Michael Barratt (left) and Alvin Drew, both STS-133 mission specialists, participate in a post insertion/de-orbit training session on the middeck of the crew compartment trainer (CCT-2) in the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center.

JSC2010-E-044351 (29 March 2010) --- NASA astronauts Michael Barratt (left), Alvin Drew (background) and Tim Kopra, all STS-133 mission specialists, participate in a training session in an International Space Station mock-up/trainer in the Space Vehicle Mock-up Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center.

JSC2010-E-164860 (20 Sept. 2010) --- NASA astronaut Alvin Drew, STS-133 mission specialist, speaks to a crowd during a cake-cutting ceremony in the Jake Garn Simulation and Training Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center. Photo credit: NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration

JSC2010-E-020701 (10 Feb. 2010) --- NASA astronauts Michael Barratt (foreground) and Alvin Drew, both STS-133 mission specialists, participate in a training session in an International Space Station mock-up/trainer in the Space Vehicle Mock-up Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center.