NASA Acting Deputy Chief Technologist Vicki Crisp discusses Sierra Nevada Corporation’s Dream Chaser captive carry flight and future tests with former Astronaut Lee "Bru" Archambault, who is now a test pilot for the American company. The Dream Chaser completed a successful captive carry flight at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center at Edwards, California, on Aug. 30, 2017.

S98-16197 (6 Oct. 1998) --- Astronaut Lee J. Archambault, commander

JSC2009-E-150621 (13 May 2009) --- Astronaut Lee J. Archambault, commander

Stennis Space Center Director Gene Goldman (r to l) presents a commemorative photo of a space shuttle main engine test firing to STS-119 Mission Commander Lee Archambault, Pilot Tony Antonelli and Mission Specialists Steve Swanson and Richard Arnold during the crew's May 5 visit to the facility.

JSC2006-E-51895 (30 Nov. 2006) --- Astronaut Lee J. Archambault, STS-117 pilot, prepares for a flight in a NASA T-38 trainer jet at Ellington Field near Johnson Space Center.

DFRC Center Director Kevin Petersen greets STS-117 Commander Frederick Sturckow and the crew of the Space Shuttle Atlantis at Edwards, AFB, Calif., on June 22, 2007. Left to right: DFRC Center Director Kevin Petersen, Commander Frederick Sturckow, Pilot Lee Archambault, and mission specialists Patrick Forrester, Steven Swanson and John D. Olivas.

The crew of Space Shuttle mission STS-117 gathered in front of the shuttle Atlantis following landing at Edwards Air Force Base, California, June 22, 2007. From left to right: mission specialists Patrick Forrester and Steven Swanson, Commander Frederick Sturckow, Pilot Lee Archambault, and mission specialists John D. Olivas and James Reilly II.

HOUSTON, Texas -- S98-16197: Official portrait of Lee J. Archambault, commander on mission STS-119.

S117-E-06653 (9 June 2007) --- Astronauts Lee Archambault (left), STS-117 pilot, and Patrick Forrester, mission specialist, work at the controls on the aft flight deck of the Space Shuttle Atlantis.

ISS018-E-040984 (18 March 2009) --- Astronaut Lee Archambault, STS-119 commander, is pictured on the middeck of Space Shuttle Discovery while docked with the International Space Station.

S117-E-06956 (10 June 2007) --- Astronaut Lee Archambault, STS-117 pilot, occupies the commander's station on the flight deck of Space Shuttle Atlantis during rendezvous and docking operations with the International Space Station.

S119-E-006891 (21 March 2009) --- Astronaut Lee Archambault, STS-119 commander, is pictured on the middeck of Space Shuttle Discovery while docked with the International Space Station.

S119-E-006382 (17 March 2009) --- Astronaut Lee Archambault, STS-119 commander, is pictured on the middeck of Space Shuttle Discovery during flight day three activities.

S117-E-06622 (9 June 2007) --- Astronauts Rick Sturckow (left) and Lee Archambault, STS-117 commander and pilot, respectively, look over procedures checklists on the flight deck of Space Shuttle Atlantis.

S119-E-006807 (20 March 2009) --- Astronaut Lee Archambault, commander of the STS-119 mission, conducts an Advanced Resistive Exercise Device (aRED) workout in the Unity node aboard the International Space Station.

S119-E-006155 (16 March 2009) --- Astronaut Lee Archambault, STS-119 commander, uses a HD video camera at a window on the aft flight deck of Space Shuttle Discovery during flight day two activities.

ISS018-E-042591 (23 March 2009) --- Astronaut Lee Archambault, STS-119 commander, uses a video camera on the flight deck of Space Shuttle Discovery while docked with the International Space Station.

S119-E-006948 (21 March 2009) --- Astronaut Lee Archambault, STS-119 commander, is pictured on the flight deck of Space Shuttle Discovery while docked with the International Space Station.

S119-E-008177 (25 March 2009) --- Astronaut Lee Archambault, STS-119 commander, works in a hatch between Space Shuttle Discovery and the International Space Station during flight day 11 activities.

S117-E-06625 (9 June 2007) --- Astronauts Rick Sturckow (left) and Lee Archambault, STS-117 commander and pilot, respectively, look over procedures checklists on the flight deck of Space Shuttle Atlantis.

S119-E-006731 (20 March 2009) --- Astronaut Lee Archambault, STS-119 commander, checks out stored gear on the mid deck of the Space Shuttle Discovery during flight day six activities.

S119-E-008473 (25 March 2009) --- Astronaut Lee Archambault, STS-119 commander, occupies the commander?s station on the forward flight deck of Space Shuttle Discovery during flight day 11 activities.

S117-E-07206 (14 June 2007 ) --- Astronaut Lee Archambault, pilot, aims a camera through windows on the flight deck of the Space Shuttle Atlantis about half way through the STS-117 mission.

S119-E-006907 (21 March 2009) --- Astronaut Lee Archambault, STS-119 commander, is pictured on the flight deck of Space Shuttle Discovery while docked with the International Space Station.

S119-E-006542 (18 March 2009) --- Astronauts Lee Archambault (left), STS-119 commander, uses a communication system on the flight deck of Space Shuttle Discovery while docked with the International Space Station. Archambault and Michael Fincke, Expedition 18 commander, are watching outside activities of the shuttle’s and station’s robotic arms as the S6 truss segment is moved from Discovery’s cargo bay.

JSC2006-E-32653 (3 Aug. 2006) --- While seated at the pilot's station, astronaut Lee J. Archambault, STS-117 pilot, participates in a training session in the crew compartment trainer (CCT-2) in the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility at Johnson Space Center. Archambault is wearing a training version of his shuttle launch and landing suit.

JSC2006-E-32656 (3 Aug. 2006) --- While seated at the pilot's station, astronaut Lee J. Archambault, STS-117 pilot, participates in a training session in the crew compartment trainer (CCT-2) in the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility at Johnson Space Center. Archambault is wearing a training version of his shuttle launch and landing suit.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Space Station Processing Facility, astronaut Lee Archambault and STS-114 Mission Specialist Charles Camarda watch as crew members work with equipment that will be used on the mission. Archambault supports launch and landing operations at the Kennedy Space Center as an Astronaut Office representative. Crew members are at KSC for equipment familiarization. STS-114 is classified as Logistics Flight 1 to the International Space Station, delivering new supplies and replacing one of the orbital outpost’s Control Moment Gyroscopes (CMGs). STS-114 will also carry a Raffaello Multi-Purpose Logistics Module and the External Stowage Platform-2. The crew is slated to conduct at least three spacewalks: They will demonstrate repair techniques of the Shuttle’s Thermal Protection System, replace the failed CMG with one delivered by the Shuttle, and install the External Stowage Platform.

ISS018-E-040998 (18 March 2009) --- Astronauts Lee Archambault (left), STS-119 commander; Michael Fincke, Expedition 18 commander; and Tony Antonelli (partially out of frame at right), STS-119 pilot, are pictured in the Harmony node of the International Space Station while Space Shuttle Discovery remains docked with the station.

ISS018-E-041141 (19 March 2009) --- Astronaut Joseph Acaba (right), STS-119 mission specialist, looks over a checklist on the flight deck of Space Shuttle Discovery while docked with the International Space Station. Astronaut Lee Archambault, commander, is at left.

S119-E-006224 (16 March 2009) --- Astronaut Lee Archambault (left), STS-119 commander, and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Koichi Wakata, mission specialist, are pictured on the aft flight deck of Space Shuttle Discovery during flight day two activities.

S117-E-07097 (12 June 2007) --- Astronaut Lee Archambault, STS-117 pilot, uses a communication system near the controls of the Space Station Remote Manipulator System (SSRMS) or Canadarm2 in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station during flight day five activities while Space Shuttle Atlantis was docked with the station.

S119-E-010747 (26 March 2009) --- Astronauts Tony Antonelli (center), STS-119 pilot; Joseph Acaba, mission specialist; and Lee Archambault (back to camera), commander, are pictured on the aft flight deck of Space Shuttle Discovery during flight day 12 activities.

S119-E-006227 (16 March 2009) --- Astronaut Lee Archambault (left), STS-119 commander, uses a communication system on the aft flight deck of Space Shuttle Discovery during flight day two activities. Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Koichi Wakata, mission specialist, is at right.

S119-E-006942 (21 March 2009) --- Astronaut Richard Arnold, STS-119 mission specialist, smiles for a photo while working on the aft flight deck of Space Shuttle Discovery while docked with the International Space Station. Astronaut Lee Archambault, commander, is at left.

S119-E-006141 (16 March 2009) --- Astronaut Lee Archambault, STS-119 commander, looks over checklists while occupying the commander’s station on the flight deck of Space Shuttle Discovery during flight day two activities.

S119-E-006748 (20 March 2009) --- Astronauts Lee Archambault, (foreground), STS-119 commander, John Phillips and Sandra Magnus, both mission specialists, are pictured at the robotic workstation in Destiny or the U.S. laboratory. Magnus is winding down a lengthy tour in space aboard the orbiting outpost, and she will return to Earth with the Discovery crew.

S119-E-005018 (15 March 2009) --- Attired in their shuttle launch and entry suits, astronauts Lee Archambault (left), STS-119 commander; and Tony Antonelli, pilot, shake hands on the middeck of Space Shuttle Discovery during postlaunch activities.

S119-E-008112 (24 March 2009) --- Astronaut Lee Archambault, STS-119 commander, is pictured after adding his crew patch in the Unity node to the growing collection of those representing shuttle crews who have worked on the International Space Station.

Astronauts Lee Archambault and Joan Higginbotham look at a piece of Columbia debris placed on the grid in the RLV Hangar. The debris was shipped from Barksdale Air Force Base, Shreveport, La. As part of the ongoing investigation into the tragic accident, workers will attempt to reconstruct the orbiter inside the RLV.

S119-E-008375 (25 March 2009) --- Astronauts Richard Arnold (foreground) and Steve Swanson, both STS-119 mission specialists; along with astronaut Lee Archambault (right), commander, look out an overhead window on the aft flight deck of the Space Shuttle Discovery after undocking from the International Space Station.

Astronauts Lee Archambault and Joan Higginbotham look at a piece of Columbia debris placed on the grid in the RLV Hangar. The debris was shipped from Barksdale Air Force Base, Shreveport, La. As part of the ongoing investigation into the tragic accident, workers will attempt to reconstruct the orbiter inside the RLV.

S119-E-006392 (17 March 2009) --- Astronaut Lee Archambault, STS-119 commander, smiles for a photo while monitoring data at the commander's station on the flight deck of Space Shuttle Discovery during flight day three activities.

Space Shuttle Atlantis descended to a smooth landing at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., concluding a successful assembly mission to the International Space Station. With Commander Rick Sturckow and Pilot Lee Archambault at the controls, Atlantis landed at 12:49 p.m. PDT on June 22, 2007. Atlantis launched June 8, 2007, and arrived at the International Space Station on June 10. While at the orbital outpost, the crew installed the Starboard 3 and 4 truss segment and conducted four spacewalks to activate it. During the third spacewalk, the crew repaired an out of position thermal blanket on the left orbital maneuvering system pod. Atlantis also delivered a new station crew member, Flight Engineer Clayton Anderson. He replaced astronaut Suni Williams, who is the new record holder for a long-duration single spaceflight for a woman. She arrived at the station in December of 2006 with STS-116. STS-117 is the 118th shuttle mission and 21st mission to visit the space station.

HAWTHORNE, Calif. -- NASA astronauts and industry experts check out the crew accommodations in the Dragon spacecraft under development by Space Exploration Technologies SpaceX of Hawthorne, Calif., for the agency's Commercial Crew Program. On top, from left, are NASA Crew Survival Engineering Team Lead Dustin Gohmert, NASA astronauts Tony Antonelli and Lee Archambault, and SpaceX Mission Operations Engineer Laura Crabtree. On bottom, from left, are SpaceX Thermal Engineer Brenda Hernandez and NASA astronauts Rex Walheim and Tim Kopra. In 2011, NASA selected SpaceX during Commercial Crew Development Round 2 CCDev2) activities to mature the design and development of a crew transportation system with the overall goal of accelerating a United States-led capability to the International Space Station. The goal of CCP is to drive down the cost of space travel as well as open up space to more people than ever before by balancing industry’s own innovative capabilities with NASA's 50 years of human spaceflight experience. Six other aerospace companies also are maturing launch vehicle and spacecraft designs under CCDev2, including Alliant Techsystems Inc. ATK, The Boeing Co., Excalibur Almaz Inc., Blue Origin, Sierra Nevada, and United Launch Alliance ULA. For more information, visit www.nasa.gov/commercialcrew. Image credit: Space Exploration Technologies

ISS018-E-041237 (19 March 2009) --- Astronaut Richard Arnold, STS-119 mission specialist, attired in his Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit, and astronaut Lee Archambault, STS-119 commander, shake hands in the Quest Airlock of the International Space Station as the mission's first scheduled session of extravehicular activity (EVA) draws to a close. Astronaut Michael Fincke, Expedition 18 commander, is visible at top.

JSC2007-E-053901 (23 Oct. 2007) --- Astronaut Lee J. Archambault, spacecraft communicator (CAPCOM), monitors data at his console in the space shuttle flight control room of Johnson Space Center's Mission Control Center (MCC) during launch countdown activities a few hundred miles away in Florida, site of Space Shuttle Discovery's scheduled STS-120 launch. Liftoff occurred at 11:38 a.m. (EDT) on Oct. 23, 2007 from launch pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center.

S119-E-010711 (27 March 2009) --- From left, astronaut Lee Archambault, STS-119 commander, along with astronauts Joseph Acaba and John Phillips, both mission specialists, busy themselves with various chores on the aft deck of the Earth-orbiting Space Shuttle Discovery. The three, along with four other astronauts, are in the midst of their final full day in space before a scheduled return home on March 28.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS117-S-002 -- These six astronauts take a break from traiing to pose for the STS-117 crew portrait. Scheduled to launch aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis are (from the left) astronauts James F. Reilly II and Steven R. Swanson, mission specialists; Frederick W. (Rick) Sturckow, commander; Lee J. Archambault, pilot; Patrick G. Forrester and John D. (Danny) Olivas, mission specialists. The crew members are attired in training versions of their shuttle launch and entry suits.

S119-E-008429 (25 March 2009) --- Astronaut Lee Archambault, STS-119 commander, closes the hatch on the middeck of Space Shuttle Discovery prior to undocking from the International Space Station to conclude almost 10 days of cooperative work onboard the shuttle and the station. Undocking of the two spacecraft occurred at 2:53 p.m. (CDT) on March 25, 2009.

ISS015-E-11782 (10 June 2007) --- Astronauts Sunita L. Williams (foreground), Expedition 15 flight engineer, and Lee Archambault, STS-117 pilot, work the controls of the Space Station Remote Manipulator System (SSRMS) or Canadarm2 in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station during STS-117 flight day three activities.

S117-E-09438 (21 June 2007) --- Attired in his launch and entry garment, astronaut Lee Archambault, STS-117 pilot, appears all ready for re-entry and landing of the Space Shuttle Atlantis, as he signals thumbs-up from the pilot's station on the starboard side of the shuttle's flight deck. Unfortunately, the weather in Florida was not ready, and the crew had to wait until the following day to land. They ultimately landed in California.

S119-E-006228 (16 March 2009) --- Astronaut John Phillips (right), Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Koichi Wakata, both STS-119 mission specialists; along with astronaut Lee Archambault (partially out of frame at left), commander, work on the flight deck of Space Shuttle Discovery during flight day two activities.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – After arriving at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on a T-38 jet training aircraft, STS-119 Commander Lee Archambault (left) is greeted by Shuttle Launch Director Mike Leinbach. Behind them is Mission Specialist John Phillips. The crew flew to Kennedy to take part in terminal countdown demonstration test activities, which include equipment familiarization and emergency exit training and culminate in a simulated launch countdown. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett

S119-E-007763 (24 March 2009) --- STS-119 crewmembers pose for a group photo following a joint news conference in the Harmony node of the International Space Station while Space Shuttle Discovery remains docked with the station. From the left (bottom row) are NASA astronauts Tony Antonelli, pilot; Lee Archambault, commander; and Joseph Acaba, mission specialist. From the left (top row) are astronauts Steve Swanson, Richard Arnold and John Phillips, all mission specialists.

S119-E-008431(25 March 2009) --- Astronaut Lee Archambault, STS-119 commander, closes the hatch on the middeck of Space Shuttle Discovery prior to undocking from the International Space Station to conclude almost 10 days of cooperative work onboard the shuttle and the station. Astronaut John Phillips, mission specialist, looks over a procedures checklist during the activity. Undocking of the two spacecraft occurred at 2:53 p.m. (CDT) on March 25, 2009.

JSC2008-E-052124 (16 July 2008) --- Attired in training versions of their shuttle launch and entry suits, the STS-119 crewmembers await the start of a training session in the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility at Johnson Space Center. From the left are Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Koichi Wakata, Expedition 18 flight engineer; NASA astronauts Tony Antonelli, STS-119 pilot; Lee Archambault, commander; John Phillips, Joseph Acaba, Richard Arnold and Steve Swanson, all mission specialists.

S117-E-08032 (19 June 2007) --- Backdropped by a blue and white Earth, the International Space Station moves away from the Space Shuttle Atlantis. Earlier the STS-117 and Expedition 15 crews concluded about eight days of cooperative work onboard the shuttle and station. Undocking of the two spacecraft occurred at 9:42 a.m. (CDT) on June 19, 2007. Astronaut Lee Archambault, STS-117 pilot, was at the controls for the departure and fly-around, which gave Atlantis' crew a look at the station's new expanded configuration.

S117-E-08041 (19 June 2007) --- Backdropped by a blue and white Earth, the International Space Station moves away from the Space Shuttle Atlantis. Earlier the STS-117 and Expedition 15 crews concluded about eight days of cooperative work onboard the shuttle and station. Undocking of the two spacecraft occurred at 9:42 a.m. (CDT) on June 19, 2007. Astronaut Lee Archambault, STS-117 pilot, was at the controls for the departure and fly-around, which gave Atlantis' crew a look at the station's new expanded configuration.

JSC2006-E-39171 (1 Sept. 2006) --- Astronauts Steven R. Swanson (center) and Lee J. Archambault (right), STS-117 mission specialist and pilot, respectively, participate in an exercise in the systems engineering simulator at NASA's Johnson Space Center. The facility includes moving scenes of full-sized International Space Station components over a simulated Earth.

ISS015-E-11788 (10 June 2007) --- The STS-117 crewmembers pose for a portrait in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station shortly after Space Shuttle Atlantis docked with the station. From the left (front row) are astronauts Rick Sturckow, commander; Lee Archambault, pilot; and Patrick Forrester, mission specialist. From the left (back row) are astronauts John "Danny" Olivas, Clayton Anderson, Jim Reilly and Steven Swanson, all mission specialists.

ISS018-E-041234 (19 March 2009) --- Astronaut Steve Swanson, STS-119 mission specialist, attired in his Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit, and astronaut Lee Archambault, STS-119 commander, shake hands in the Quest Airlock of the International Space Station as the mission's first scheduled session of extravehicular activity (EVA) draws to a close. Astronaut Michael Fincke, Expedition 18 commander, is visible at top left.

S119-E-007770 (24 March 2009) --- STS-119 crewmembers pose for a group photo following a joint news conference in the Harmony node of the International Space Station while Space Shuttle Discovery remains docked with the station. From the left (bottom row) are NASA astronauts Tony Antonelli, pilot; Lee Archambault, commander; and Joseph Acaba, mission specialist. From the left (top row) are astronauts Steve Swanson, Richard Arnold and John Phillips, all mission specialists.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – After arriving at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on a T-38 jet training aircraft, STS-119 Commander Lee Archambault (left) is greeted by Pete Nickolenko, chief of the NASA Launch and Landing Division. Between them is Shuttle Launch Director Mike Leinbach. The crew flew to Kennedy to take part in terminal countdown demonstration test activities, which include equipment familiarization and emergency exit training and culminate in a simulated launch countdown. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – STS-119 Pilot Tony Antonelli (left) and Commander Lee Archambault happily pose for a photo after practicing shuttle landings in Shuttle Training Aircraft at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The mission crew members arrived in the afternoon at Kennedy to prepare for launch. The mission is the 28th to the International Space Station and the 125th space shuttle flight. Space shuttle Discovery will deliver the final pair of power-generating solar array wings and truss element, S6. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett

STS117-S-052 (22 June 2007) --- The STS-117 crew poses in front of the Space Shuttle Atlantis after a successful landing at 12:49 p.m. (PDT) on June 22, 2007 at Edwards Air Force Base in California. From the left are astronauts Patrick Forrester, Steven Swanson, both mission specialists; Rick Sturckow, commander; Lee Archambault, pilot; John "Danny" Olivas and Jim Reilly, both mission specialists.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – On the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, STS-119 Commander Lee Archambault is seated in the Shuttle Training Aircraft to practice shuttle landings. The mission crew members arrived in the afternoon at Kennedy to prepare for launch. The mission is the 28th to the International Space Station and the 125th space shuttle flight. Space shuttle Discovery will deliver the final pair of power-generating solar array wings and truss element, S6. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett

ISS015-E-11794 (10 June 2007) --- The STS-117 crewmembers pose for a portrait in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station shortly after Space Shuttle Atlantis docked with the station. From the left (front row) are astronauts Rick Sturckow, commander; Lee Archambault, pilot; and Patrick Forrester, mission specialist. From the left (back row) are astronauts John "Danny" Olivas, Clayton Anderson, Jim Reilly and Steven Swanson, all mission specialists.

Eight days of construction resumed on the International Space Station (ISS), as STS-117 astronauts and mission specialists and the Expedition 15 crew completed installation of the second and third starboard truss segments (S3 and S4). Back dropped by the blackness of space, its newly expanded configuration is revealed as pilot Lee Archambault conducts a fly around upon departure from the station on June 19, 2007.

ISS018-E-041492 (20 March 2009) --- Crewmembers on the International Space Station are busy with various tasks in the Destiny laboratory while Space Shuttle Discovery remains docked with the station. Pictured are astronauts Lee Archambault (foreground), STS-119 commander; John Phillips (center) and Richard Arnold, both STS-119 mission specialists; along with astronaut Michael Fincke (background), Expedition 18 commander; and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency?s (JAXA) Koichi Wakata (top right), Expedition 18 flight engineer.

S117-E-07104 (12 June 2007) --- Astronauts Lee Archambault (foreground) and Sunita L. Williams, STS-117 pilot and mission specialist, respectively, work the controls of the Space Station Remote Manipulator System (SSRMS) or Canadarm2 in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station during flight day five activities while Space Shuttle Atlantis was docked with the station.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – STS-119 Commander Lee Archambault greets the media after the crew's arrival at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. He and other crew members explained their roles in the upcoming mission and answered reporters' questions. The crew flew to Kennedy to take part in terminal countdown demonstration test activities, which include equipment familiarization and emergency exit training and culminate in a simulated launch countdown. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett

S119-E-007775 (24 March 2009) --- STS-119 crewmembers pose for a group photo following a joint news conference in the Harmony node of the International Space Station while Space Shuttle Discovery remains docked with the station. From the left (bottom row) are NASA astronauts Tony Antonelli, pilot; Lee Archambault, commander; and Joseph Acaba, mission specialist. From the left (top row) are astronauts Steve Swanson, Richard Arnold and John Phillips, all mission specialists.

JSC2007-E-053905 (23 Oct. 2007) --- Astronaut Lee J. Archambault, spacecraft communicator (CAPCOM), monitors data at his console in the space shuttle flight control room of Johnson Space Center's Mission Control Center (MCC) during launch countdown activities a few hundred miles away in Florida, site of Space Shuttle Discovery's scheduled STS-120 launch. Liftoff occurred at 11:38 a.m. (EDT) on Oct. 23, 2007 from launch pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center.

S117-E-07676 (16 June 2007) --- The STS-117 crewmembers gather for a group portrait during a joint crew press conference in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station while Space Shuttle Atlantis was docked with the station. From the left (front row) are astronauts Lee Archambault and Rick Sturckow, pilot and commander, respectively. From the left (back row) are astronauts Patrick Forrester, Jim Reilly, Steven Swanson and John "Danny" Olivas, all mission specialists.

S117-E-07999 (19 June 2007) --- Backdropped by the blackness of space, the International Space Station moves away from the Space Shuttle Atlantis. Earlier the STS-117 and Expedition 15 crews concluded about eight days of cooperative work onboard the shuttle and station. Undocking of the two spacecraft occurred at 9:42 a.m. (CDT) on June 19, 2007. Astronaut Lee Archambault, STS-117 pilot, was at the controls for the departure and fly-around, which gave Atlantis' crew a look at the station's new expanded configuration.

S117-E-07679 (16 June 2007) --- The STS-117 crewmembers gather for a group portrait during a joint crew press conference in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station while Space Shuttle Atlantis was docked with the station. From the left (front row) are astronauts Lee Archambault and Rick Sturckow, pilot and commander, respectively. From the left (back row) are astronauts Patrick Forrester, Jim Reilly, Steven Swanson and John "Danny" Olivas, all mission specialists.

Eight days of construction resumed on the International Space Station (ISS), as STS-117 astronauts and mission specialists and the Expedition 15 crew completed installation of the second and third starboard truss segments (S3 and S4). Back dropped by our colorful Earth, its newly expanded configuration is revealed as pilot Lee Archambault conducts a fly around upon departure from the station on June 19, 2007.

S117-E-08015 (19 June 2007) --- Backdropped by a colorful Earth, the International Space Station moves away from the Space Shuttle Atlantis. Earlier the STS-117 and Expedition 15 crews concluded about eight days of cooperative work onboard the shuttle and station. Undocking of the two spacecraft occurred at 9:42 a.m. (CDT) on June 19, 2007. Astronaut Lee Archambault, STS-117 pilot, was at the controls for the departure and fly-around, which gave Atlantis' crew a look at the station's new expanded configuration.

S117-E-08731 (19 June 2007) --- Backdropped by the blackness of space, the International Space Station moves away from the Space Shuttle Atlantis. Earlier the STS-117 and Expedition 15 crews concluded about eight days of cooperative work onboard the shuttle and station. Undocking of the two spacecraft occurred at 9:42 a.m. (CDT) on June 19, 2007. Astronaut Lee Archambault, STS-117 pilot, was at the controls for the departure and fly-around, which gave Atlantis' crew a look at the station's new expanded configuration.

S117-E-08001 (19 June 2007) --- Backdropped by the blackness of space, the International Space Station moves away from the Space Shuttle Atlantis. Earlier the STS-117 and Expedition 15 crews concluded about eight days of cooperative work onboard the shuttle and station. Undocking of the two spacecraft occurred at 9:42 a.m. (CDT) on June 19, 2007. Astronaut Lee Archambault, STS-117 pilot, was at the controls for the departure and fly-around, which gave Atlantis' crew a look at the station's new expanded configuration.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the White Room on Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, STS-119 Commander Lee Archambault is helped by the Closeout Crew to put on his harness. The White Room provides access into space shuttle Discovery. Archambault and other crew members will conduct a simulated launch countdown as part of the prelaunch preparation known as Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test. The TCDT also includes equipment familiarization and emergency egress training. Discovery is targeted to launch on the STS-119 mission Feb. 12. During the 14-day mission, the crew will install the S6 truss segment and solar arrays to the starboard side of the International Space Station, completing the station's truss, or backbone. Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – STS-119 Commander Lee Archambault heads across the tarmac of the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida to practice shuttle landings in the shuttle training aircraft, or STA. Archambault and the rest of the crew are at Kennedy to prepare for launch as part of the Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test activities. The TCDT includes equipment familiarization and a simulated launch countdown. The STA is a Grumman American Aviation-built Gulf Stream II jet that was modified to simulate a shuttle’s cockpit, motion and visual cues, and handling qualities. In flight, the aircraft duplicates the shuttle’s atmospheric descent trajectory from approximately 35,000 feet to landing. The crew of space shuttle Discovery is targeted to launch on the STS-119 mission Feb. 12. During Discovery's 14-day mission, the crew will install the S6 truss segment and solar arrays to the starboard side of the International Space Station, completing the station's truss, or backbone. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the White Room on Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, STS-119 Commander Lee Archambault is helped by the Closeout Crew to put on his harness. Archambault will enter space shuttle Discovery along with the other crew members to conduct a simulated launch countdown. The astronauts are at Kennedy to prepare for launch through Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test activities. The TCDT includes equipment familiarization and emergency egress training. Discovery is targeted to launch on the STS-119 mission Feb. 12. During the 14-day mission, the crew will install the S6 truss segment and solar arrays to the starboard side of the International Space Station, completing the station's truss, or backbone. Photo credit: NASA/Sandra Joseph, Kevin O'Connell, Tom Farrar

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – After arrival at the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, STS-119 Commander Lee Archambault greets the media. He and other crew members explained their roles in the upcoming mission and answered reporters' questions. Next to Archambault, from left, are Pilot Tony Antonelli, and Mission Specialists Joseph Acaba, Steve Swanson, Richard Arnold, John Phillips and Koichi Wakata. Wakata represents the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency and will fly on the mission to the International Space Station to remain behind as a member of the Expedition 18 crew. The crew flew to Kennedy to take part in terminal countdown demonstration test activities, which include equipment familiarization and emergency exit training and culminate in a simulated launch countdown. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – On the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, STS-119 Commander Lee Archambault happily strides away from the shuttle training aircraft after successful practice landings. STS-119 Commander Lee Archambault and Pilot Tony Antonelli practiced shuttle landings as part of the Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test activities. The TCDT includes equipment familiarization and a simulated launch countdown. The STA is a Grumman American Aviation-built Gulf Stream II jet that was modified to simulate a shuttle’s cockpit, motion and visual cues, and handling qualities. In flight, the aircraft duplicates the shuttle’s atmospheric descent trajectory from approximately 35,000 feet to landing. The crew of space shuttle Discovery is targeted to launch on the STS-119 mission Feb. 12. During Discovery's 14-day mission, the crew will install the S6 truss segment and solar arrays to the starboard side of the International Space Station, completing the station's truss, or backbone. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the white room on Launch Pad 39A, Mission STS-117 Pilot Lee Archambault prepares to enter Space Shuttle Atlantis. The STS-117 crew practices for launch with a simulation of activities, from suit-up to countdown in the orbiter during terminal countdown demonstration test activities. The STS-117 mission is No. 21 to the International Space Station. Mission payloads aboard Atlantis include the S3/S4 integrated truss structure, a third set of solar arrays and batteries. The crew of six astronauts will install the truss to continue assembly of the station. Launch is scheduled for no earlier than March 15. Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann

S117-E-08003 (19 June 2007) --- Backdropped by the blackness of space and Earth's horizon, the International Space Station moves away from the Space Shuttle Atlantis. Earlier the STS-117 and Expedition 15 crews concluded about eight days of cooperative work onboard the shuttle and station. Undocking of the two spacecraft occurred at 9:42 a.m. (CDT) on June 19, 2007. Astronaut Lee Archambault, STS-117 pilot, was at the controls for the departure and fly-around, which gave Atlantis' crew a look at the station's new expanded configuration.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – On the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, STS-119 Commander Lee Archambault and Pilot Tony Antonelli, wearing their launch-and-entry suits, head for the Shuttle Training Aircraft to practice shuttle landings. The mission crew members arrived in the afternoon at Kennedy to prepare for launch. The mission is the 28th to the International Space Station and the 125th space shuttle flight. Space shuttle Discovery will deliver the final pair of power-generating solar array wings and truss element, S6. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- In the Orbiter Processing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, STS-119 Commander Lee Archambault checks the cockpit window of space shuttle Discovery. He and other crew members are at Kennedy for a Crew Equipment Interface Test that provides experience handling tools, equipment and hardware they will use on the mission. On the STS-119 mission, space shuttle Discovery will carry the S6 truss segment to complete the 361-foot-long backbone of the International Space Station. The truss includes the fourth pair of solar array wings and electronics that convert sunlight to power for the orbiting laboratory. Discovery is targeted for launch on Feb. 12, 2009. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett

ISS018-E-040832 (17 March 2009) --- A close-up view of the exterior of Space Shuttle Discovery's nose was provided by Expedition 18 crewmembers on the International Space Station. Before docking with the station, astronaut Lee Archambault, STS-119 commander, flew the shuttle through a Rendezvous Pitch Maneuver or basically a backflip to allow the space station crew a good view of Discovery's heat shield. Using digital still cameras equipped with both 400 and 800 millimeter lenses, the ISS crewmembers took a number of photos of the shuttle's thermal protection system and sent them down to teams on the ground for analysis. A 400 millimeter lens was used for this image.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Following the simulated launch countdown on Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, STS-119 Commander Lee Archambault and Pilot Tony Antonelli take seats in the slidewire basket used for emergency egress from the pad. The practice egress is part of the prelaunch preparation known as Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test. The TCDT also includes equipment familiarization. Discovery is targeted to launch on the STS-119 mission Feb. 12. During the 14-day mission, the crew will install the S6 truss segment and solar arrays to the starboard side of the International Space Station, completing the station's truss, or backbone. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The STS-117 crew arrives at NASA's Kennedy Space Center to take part in the Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT), a preparation for the launch March 15 to the International Space Station. Arriving at the Shuttle Landing Facility are (from left) Mission Specialists Danny Olivas and Steven Swanson and Pilot Lee Archambault. The TCDT includes emergency egress training and a simulated launch countdown. The mission payload aboard Space Shuttle Atlantis is the S3/S4 integrated truss structure, along with a third set of solar arrays and batteries. The crew of six astronauts will install the truss to continue assembly of the station. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett

ISS018-E-040602 (17 March 2009) --- An overhead view of the exterior of Space Shuttle Discovery's crew cabin, part of its payload bay and docking system was provided by Expedition 18 crewmembers on the International Space Station. Before docking with the station, astronaut Lee Archambault, STS-119 commander, flew the shuttle through a Rendezvous Pitch Maneuver or basically a backflip to allow the space station crew a good view of Discovery's heat shield. Using digital still cameras equipped with both 400 and 800 millimeter lenses, the ISS crewmembers took a number of photos of the shuttle's thermal protection system and sent them down to teams on the ground for analysis. A 800 millimeter lens was used for this image.

STS117-S-002 (May 2007) --- These seven astronauts take a break from training to pose for the STS-117 crew portrait. Scheduled to launch aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis are (from the left) astronauts Clayton C. Anderson, James F. Reilly II, Steven R. Swanson, mission specialists; Frederick W. (Rick) Sturckow, commander; Lee J. Archambault, pilot; Patrick G. Forrester and John D. (Danny) Olivas, mission specialists. Anderson will join Expedition 15 in progress to serve as a flight engineer aboard the International Space Station. The crewmembers are attired in training versions of their shuttle launch and entry suits.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Mission STS-117 Pilot Lee Archambault checks the fit of his launch suit and helmet, part of pre-launch preparations during terminal countdown demonstration test (TCDT) activities. The mission crew is at KSC for the TCDT, which includes a simulated launch countdown. The STS-117 mission is No. 21 to the International Space Station. Mission payloads aboard Atlantis include the S3/S4 integrated truss structure, a third set of solar arrays and batteries. The crew of six astronauts will install the truss to continue assembly of the station. Launch is scheduled for no earlier than March 15. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Orbiter Processing Facility, STS-117 Pilot Lee Archambault checks out the cockpit of the orbiter Atlantis, the vehicle for the mission. He and other crew members are at KSC to take part in a Crew Equipment Interface Test that allows them opportunities to become familiar with equipment and hardware for their mission. STS-117 will deliver the S3/S4 and another pair of solar arrays to the space station. The 21st shuttle mission to the International Space Station, STS-117 is scheduled to launch no earlier than March 16. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Orbiter Processing Facility, STS-117 Pilot Lee Archambault checks out the cockpit of the orbiter Atlantis, the vehicle for the mission. He and other crew members are at KSC to take part in a Crew Equipment Interface Test that allows them opportunities to become familiar with equipment and hardware for their mission. STS-117 will deliver the S3/S4 and another pair of solar arrays to the space station. The 21st shuttle mission to the International Space Station, STS-117 is scheduled to launch no earlier than March 16. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS117-S-002 (May 2007) --- These seven astronauts take a break from training to pose for the STS-117 crew portrait. Scheduled to launch aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis are (from the left) astronauts Clayton C. Anderson, James F. Reilly II, Steven R. Swanson, mission specialists; Frederick W. (Rick) Sturckow, commander; Lee J. Archambault, pilot; Patrick G. Forrester and John D. (Danny) Olivas, mission specialists. Anderson will join Expedition 15 in progress to serve as a flight engineer aboard the International Space Station. The crewmembers are attired in training versions of their shuttle launch and entry suits.

JSC2011-E-044080 (16 May 2011) --- Inside the space shuttle flight control room in Houston?s Mission Control Center two spacecraft communicators discuss the preparations in both Houston and the launch pad several hundred miles away in Florida for the final launch of Endeavour. Astronauts Barry Wilmore (left) and Lee Archambault staff the CAPCOM console for the prelaunch and launch activities. The shuttle lifted off from Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center on time at 8:56 a.m. (EDT) on May 16, 2011. Photo credit: NASA