ASTRONAUT DR. JOHN "DANNY" OLIVAS ADDRESSES ATTENDEES AT HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH EVENT

ASTRONAUT DR. JOHN "DANNY" OLIVAS ADDRESSES ATTENDEES AT HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH EVENT

ASTRONAUT DR. JOHN "DANNY" OLIVAS ADDRESSES ATTENDEES AT HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH EVENT

ASTRONAUT DR. JOHN "DANNY" OLIVAS ADDRESSES ATTENDEES AT HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH EVENT

S128-E-007270 (4 Sept. 2009) --- During some off duty time on the middeck of the Space Shuttle Discovery, astronaut John "Danny" Olivas, STS-128 mission specialist, uses a mirror as he brushes his hair. The crew has passed its mid point in the scheduled 13-day mission and Olivas has participated in two sessions of extravehicular activity and eyes the final of three spacewalks on Sept. 5 to continue exterior work on the International Space Station.

Construction resumed on the International Space Station (ISS), as STS-117 astronauts and mission specialists Jim Reilly (on robotic arm), and John “Danny” Olivas joined forces with their colleagues inside the Shuttle and station, and controllers in Houston, to complete the delicate process of folding an older solar array, Port 6 (P6), so that it can be moved from its temporary location to its permanent home during an upcoming Fall scheduled Shuttle mission. The EVA lasted nearly 8 hours.

S128-E-007771 (6 Sept. 2009) --- NASA astronaut John “Danny” Olivas, STS-128 mission specialist, is pictured on the middeck of Space Shuttle Discovery with a floating piece of chocolate while docked with the International Space Station.

S128-E-006861 (30 Aug. 2009) --- Astronaut John “Danny” Olivas, STS-128 mission specialist, works on the middeck of Space Shuttle Discovery during flight day three activities.

STS-117 astronauts and mission specialists Jim Reilly (center frame), and John “Danny” Olivas (bottom center), participated in the first Extra Vehicular Activity (EVA) as construction resumed on the International Space Station (ISS). Among other tasks, the two connected power, data, and cooling cables between trusses 1 (S1) and 3 (S3), released the launch restraints from and deployed the four solar array blanket boxes on S4, and released the cinches and winches holding the photovoltaic radiator on S4. The primary mission objective was the installment of the second and third starboard truss segments (S3 and S4).

S128-E-007543 (4 Sept. 2009) --- Astronaut John "Danny" Olivas, STS-128 mission specialist, is pictured at the controls on the aft flight deck of the Space Shuttle Discovery while it is docked with the International Space Station. Olivas is scheduled to participate in the third and final STS-128 spacewalk on Sept. 5. He also took part in the first two sessions of extravehicular activity to perform work on the orbital outpost.

S128-E-006863 (30 Aug. 2009) --- Astronaut John “Danny” Olivas, STS-128 mission specialist, poses for a photo with an Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit on the middeck of the Space Shuttle Discovery during flight day three activities.

JSC2006-E-43656 (18 Sept. 2006) --- Astronaut John D. "Danny" Olivas, mission specialist

S117-E-06896 (11 June 2007) --- Astronauts Jim Reilly (bottom) and John "Danny" Olivas (top right), both STS-117 mission specialists, participate in the mission's first planned session of extravehicular activity (EVA), as construction resumes on the International Space Station. Among other tasks, Reilly and Olivas connected power, data and cooling cables between S1 and S3; released the launch restraints from and deployed the four solar array blanket boxes on S4 and released the cinches and winches holding the photovoltaic radiator on S4.

S117-E-06899 (11 June 2007) --- Astronauts Jim Reilly (left) and John "Danny" Olivas (bottom right), both STS-117 mission specialists, participate in the mission's first planned session of extravehicular activity (EVA), as construction resumes on the International Space Station. Among other tasks, Reilly and Olivas connected power, data and cooling cables between S1 and S3; released the launch restraints from and deployed the four solar array blanket boxes on S4 and released the cinches and winches holding the photovoltaic radiator on S4.

S128-E-007324 (4 Sept. 2009) ---- Astronaut John “Danny” Olivas, STS-128 mission specialist, checks out a video camera. The Space Shuttle Discovery is currently docked with the International Space Station while the STS-128 astronauts work with the Expedition 20 crewmembers aboard the orbital outpost. In the last several days, Olivas has already participated in two days of extravehicular activity and is preparing for his third and final spacewalk on Sept. 5.

S128-E-007297 (4 Sept. 2009) ---- Astronaut John “Danny” Olivas, STS-128 mission specialist, checks out a power tool. The Space Shuttle Discovery is currently docked with the International Space Station while the STS-128 astronauts work with the Expedition 20 crewmembers aboard the orbital outpost. In the last several days, Olivas has already participated in two days of extravehicular activity and is preparing for his third and final spacewalk on Sept. 5.

S128-E-006887 (30 Aug. 2009) --- Astronaut John “Danny” Olivas, STS-128 mission specialist, uses a High Definition Video (HDV) camera at an overhead window on the aft flight deck of Space Shuttle Discovery during flight day three activities.

S128-E-007888 (6 Sept. 2009) --- NASA astronaut John “Danny” Olivas, STS-128 mission specialist, is pictured near a stowage bag floating freely in the Harmony node of the International Space Station while Space Shuttle Discovery remains docked with the station.

S128-E-006275 (29 Aug. 2009) --- Astronaut John “Danny” Olivas, STS-128 mission specialist, prepares food near the galley on the middeck of Space Shuttle Discovery during flight day two activities.

S117-E-09048 (19 June 2007) --- Astronaut John "Danny" Olivas, STS-117 mission specialist, occupies the commander's station on the flight deck of Space Shuttle Atlantis during flight day 12 activities.

S128-E-006307 (29 Aug. 2009) --- Astronaut Nicole Stott and John “Danny” Olivas, both STS-128 mission specialists, smile for a photo on Space Shuttle Discovery’s middeck during flight day two activities.

S117-E-06886 (11 June 2007) --- Astronauts Jim Reilly (center frame) and John "Danny" Olivas (bottom right), both STS-117 mission specialists, participate in the mission's first planned session of extravehicular activity (EVA), as construction resumes on the International Space Station. Among other tasks, Reilly and Olivas connected power, data and cooling cables between S1 and S3; released the launch restraints from and deployed the four solar array blanket boxes on S4 and released the cinches and winches holding the photovoltaic radiator on S4.

S117-E-06901 (11 June 2007) --- Astronauts Jim Reilly (out of frame) and John "Danny" Olivas (partially obscured, center), both STS-117 mission specialists, participate in the mission's first planned session of extravehicular activity (EVA), as construction resumes on the International Space Station. Among other tasks, Reilly and Olivas connected power, data and cooling cables between S1 and S3; released the launch restraints from and deployed the four solar array blanket boxes on S4 and released the cinches and winches holding the photovoltaic radiator on S4. Earth's horizon and a crescent moon are visible at right.

S117-E-06878 (11 June 2007) --- Astronauts Jim Reilly (center frame) and John "Danny" Olivas (bottom center), both STS-117 mission specialists, participate in the mission's first planned session of extravehicular activity (EVA), as construction resumes on the International Space Station. Among other tasks, Reilly and Olivas connected power, data and cooling cables between S1 and S3; released the launch restraints from and deployed the four solar array blanket boxes on S4 and released the cinches and winches holding the photovoltaic radiator on S4.

ISS015-E-12926 (11 June 2007) --- Astronauts Jim Reilly (right) and John "Danny" Olivas, both STS-117 mission specialists, participate in the mission's first planned session of extravehicular activity (EVA), as construction continues on the International Space Station. Among other tasks, Reilly and Olivas connected power, data and cooling cables between S1 and S3; released the launch restraints from and deployed the four solar array blanket boxes on S4 and released the cinches and winches holding the photovoltaic radiator on S4.

JSC2009-E-061368 (23 March 2009) --- Astronaut John ?Danny? Olivas, STS-128 mission specialist, dons a training version of his Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit prior to being submerged in the waters of the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) near NASA?s Johnson Space Center. Astronaut Jose Hernandez, mission specialist, assisted Olivas.

JSC2009-E-061365 (23 March 2009) --- Astronaut John ?Danny? Olivas, STS-128 mission specialist, wearing the liquid cooling and ventilation garment that complements the Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit, prepares for a spacewalk training session in the waters of the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) near NASA's Johnson Space Center. Astronaut Jose Hernandez, mission specialist, assisted Olivas.

ISS015-E-12938 (15 June 2007) --- Anchored to a foot restraint on Space Shuttle Atlantis' remote manipulator system (RMS) robotic arm, astronaut John "Danny" Olivas, STS-117 mission specialist, moves toward Atlantis' port orbital maneuvering system (OMS) pod that was damaged during the shuttle's climb to orbit. During the repair, Olivas pushed the turned up portion of the thermal blanket back into position, used a medical stapler to secure the layers of the blanket, and pinned it in place against adjacent thermal tile.

PHOTO DATE: 03-23-09 LOCATION: SCTF, NBL SUBJECT: Preflight coverage of STS-128 crew members Danny Olivas and Christer Fuglesang during STS-128 17A TPS Ops 91027 PHOTOGRAPHER: BLAIR

S128-E-006287 (29 Aug. 2009) --- Astronaut John “Danny” Olivas, STS-128 mission specialist, works on the middeck of Space Shuttle Discovery during flight day two activities.

PHOTO DATE: 03-23-09 LOCATION: SCTF, NBL SUBJECT: Preflight coverage of STS-128 crew members Danny Olivas and Christer Fuglesang during STS-128 17A TPS Ops 91027 PHOTOGRAPHER: BLAIR

PHOTO DATE: 03-23-09 LOCATION: SCTF, NBL SUBJECT: Preflight coverage of STS-128 crew members Danny Olivas and Christer Fuglesang during STS-128 17A TPS Ops 91027 PHOTOGRAPHER: BLAIR

PHOTO DATE: 03-23-09 LOCATION: SCTF, NBL SUBJECT: Preflight coverage of STS-128 crew members Danny Olivas and Christer Fuglesang during STS-128 17A TPS Ops 91027 PHOTOGRAPHER: BLAIR

PHOTO DATE: 03-23-09 LOCATION: SCTF, NBL SUBJECT: Preflight coverage of STS-128 crew members Danny Olivas and Christer Fuglesang during STS-128 17A TPS Ops 91027 PHOTOGRAPHER: BLAIR

S117-E-06672 (9 June 2007) --- Astronaut John "Danny" Olivas, STS-117 mission specialist, looks over procedures checklists on the middeck of the Space Shuttle Atlantis.

PHOTO DATE: 03-23-09 LOCATION: SCTF, NBL SUBJECT: Preflight coverage of STS-128 crew members Danny Olivas and Christer Fuglesang during STS-128 17A TPS Ops 91027 PHOTOGRAPHER: BLAIR

ISS015-E-11831 (11 June 2007) --- Astronauts John "Danny" Olivas and Jim Reilly (out of frame), both STS-117 mission specialists, participate in the mission's first planned session of extravehicular activity (EVA), as construction resumes on the International Space Station. Among other tasks, Reilly and Olivas connected power, data and cooling cables between S1 and S3; released the launch restraints from and deployed the four solar array blanket boxes on S4 and released the cinches and winches holding the photovoltaic radiator on S4. A blue and white Earth provided the backdrop for the scene.

ISS015-E-12253 (15 June 2007) --- The helmet visor of astronaut John "Danny" Olivas, STS-117 mission specialist, serves as an easel of sorts as it reflects a pictorial account of a portion of a very busy session of extravehicular activity (EVA) on June 15. Olivas, who took the photo, spent two hours of an overall 7 hour, 58 minute spacewalk stapling and pinning down a piece of thermal blanket on one of Atlantis' orbital maneuvering system pods (reflected in his visor). The 4-by-6-inch corner of the blanket peeled up during the shuttle's launch last week.

ISS015-E-12939 (15 June 2007) --- Anchored to a foot restraint on Space Shuttle Atlantis' remote manipulator system (RMS) robotic arm, astronaut John "Danny" Olivas, STS-117 mission specialist, moves toward Atlantis' port orbital maneuvering system (OMS) pod that was damaged during the shuttle's climb to orbit last week. During the repair, Olivas pushed the turned up portion of the thermal blanket back into position, used a medical stapler to secure the layers of the blanket, and pinned it in place against adjacent thermal tile.

ISS015-E-12943 (15 June 2007) --- Anchored to a foot restraint on Space Shuttle Atlantis' remote manipulator system (RMS) robotic arm, astronaut John "Danny" Olivas, STS-117 mission specialist, repairs a 4-by-6-inch section of a thermal blanket on Atlantis' port orbital maneuvering system (OMS) pod that was damaged during the shuttle's climb to orbit last week. During the repair, Olivas pushed the turned up portion of the thermal blanket back into position, used a medical stapler to secure the layers of the blanket, and pinned it in place against adjacent thermal tile.

ISS015-E-12948 (15 June 2007) --- Anchored to a foot restraint on Space Shuttle Atlantis' remote manipulator system (RMS) robotic arm, astronaut John "Danny" Olivas, STS-117 mission specialist, moves toward Atlantis' port orbital maneuvering system (OMS) pod that was damaged during the shuttle's climb to orbit last week. During the repair, Olivas pushed the turned up portion of the thermal blanket back into position, used a medical stapler to secure the layers of the blanket, and pinned it in place against adjacent thermal tile.

ISS015-E-11830 (11 June 2007) --- Astronauts John "Danny" Olivas and Jim Reilly (out of frame), both STS-117 mission specialists, participate in the mission's first planned session of extravehicular activity (EVA), as construction resumes on the International Space Station. Among other tasks, Reilly and Olivas connected power, data and cooling cables between S1 and S3; released the launch restraints from and deployed the four solar array blanket boxes on S4 and released the cinches and winches holding the photovoltaic radiator on S4. A blue and white Earth provided the backdrop for the scene.

ISS015-E-12952 (15 June 2007) --- Anchored to a foot restraint on Space Shuttle Atlantis' remote manipulator system (RMS) robotic arm, astronaut John "Danny" Olivas, STS-117 mission specialist, repairs a 4-by-6-inch section of a thermal blanket on Atlantis' port orbital maneuvering system (OMS) pod that was damaged during the shuttle's climb to orbit last week. During the repair, Olivas pushed the turned up portion of the thermal blanket back into position, used a medical stapler to secure the layers of the blanket, and pinned it in place against adjacent thermal tile.

S128-E-007295 (4 Sept. 2009) --- Astronaut John “Danny” Olivas, STS-128 mission specialist, has spent a good portion of his current mission in space either in the airlock, as in this case, or wearing one of the pictured extravehicular mobility unit (EMU) spacesuits doing work outside the International Space Station. His final of three scheduled sessions of extravehicular activity (EVA) is set for Sept. 5.

S117-E-06631 (9 June 2007) --- Astronaut John "Danny" Olivas, STS-117 mission specialist, poses with two Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuits on the middeck of Space Shuttle Atlantis during flight day two activities.

S117-E-07194 (13 June 2007) --- Astronaut John "Danny" Olivas, STS-117 mission specialist, uses a communication system while looking over procedures checklists on the flight deck of Space Shuttle Atlantis during flight day six activities while docked with the International Space Station.

S117-E-07101 (12 June 2007) --- Astronaut John "Danny" Olivas, STS-117 mission specialist, works with extravehicular activity (EVA) tether lines in the Quest Airlock of the International Space Station while Space Shuttle Atlantis was docked with the station.

S117-E-07132 (12 June 2007) --- Astronaut John "Danny" Olivas, STS-117 mission specialist, poses with two Russian Orlan spacesuits in the Pirs Docking Compartment of the International Space Station while Space Shuttle Atlantis was docked with the station.

S117-E-07192 (13 June 2007) --- Astronaut John "Danny" Olivas, STS-117 mission specialist, uses a communication system while looking over procedures checklists on the flight deck of Space Shuttle Atlantis during flight day six activities while docked with the International Space Station.

S117-E-07585 (15 June 2007) --- Astronauts Jim Reilly (left) and John (Danny) Olivas, both STS-117 mission specialists, are photographed by a crewmate inside the spacecraft in the midst of a 7 hour, 58-minute spacewalk. The two each performed solo and shared tasks on their second and the mission's third extravehicular activity. Olivas is holding onto a handrail on the Destiny lab.

JSC2006-E-53024 (4 Dec. 2006) --- Astronaut John D. (Danny) Olivas, STS-117 mission specialist, participates in an Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit fit check in the Space Station Airlock Test Article (SSATA) in the Crew Systems Laboratory at the Johnson Space Center. Astronaut Steven R. Swanson, mission specialist, assisted Olivas.

JSC2006-E-53017 (4 Dec. 2006) --- Astronaut John D. (Danny) Olivas, STS-117 mission specialist, participates in an Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit fit check in the Space Station Airlock Test Article (SSATA) in the Crew Systems Laboratory at the Johnson Space Center. Astronaut Steven R. Swanson (partially out of frame), mission specialist, assisted Olivas.

JSC2006-E-53013 (4 Dec. 2006) --- Astronaut John D. (Danny) Olivas, STS-117 mission specialist, participates in an Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit fit check in the Space Station Airlock Test Article (SSATA) in the Crew Systems Laboratory at the Johnson Space Center. Astronaut Steven R. Swanson (right), mission specialist, and a suit technician assisted Olivas.

S117-E-06666 (9 June 2007) --- Astronaut John "Danny" Olivas, STS-117 mission specialist, looks over procedures checklists on the middeck of the Space Shuttle Atlantis.

NASA Astronauts, from left, Danny Olivas, Garrett Reisman, Barbara Morgan, and, NASA Associate Administrator for Education and Astronaut, Leland Melvin give high fives to school children as they enter the California Science center's Samuel Oschin Space Shuttle Endeavour Display Pavilion, Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012, in Los Angeles. Endeavour, built as a replacement for space shuttle Challenger, completed 25 missions, spent 299 days in orbit, and orbited Earth 4,671 times while traveling 122,883,151 miles. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

ISS015-E-12863 (11 June 2007) --- Astronauts Jim Reilly (left) and John "Danny" Olivas, both STS-117 mission specialists, participate in the mission's first planned session of extravehicular activity (EVA), as construction continues on the International Space Station. Among other tasks, Reilly and Olivas connected power, data and cooling cables between S1 and S3; released the launch restraints from and deployed the four solar array blanket boxes on S4 and released the cinches and winches holding the photovoltaic radiator on S4. Earth's horizon and the blackness of space provide the backdrop for the scene.

JSC2009-E-061387 (23 March 2009) --- NASA astronaut John ?Danny? Olivas and European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Christer Fuglesang (partially obscured), both STS-128 mission specialists, attired in training versions of their Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit, are about to be submerged in the waters of the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) near NASA's Johnson Space Center. Divers (out of frame) are in the water to assist the crewmembers in their rehearsal, intended to help prepare them for work on the exterior of the International Space Station.

S117-E-06953 (10 June 2007) --- Astronaut John "Danny" Olivas, STS-117 mission specialist, aims a laser range finder through one of the overhead windows on the aft flight deck of the Space Shuttle Atlantis at it approaches the International Space Station. This instrument is a regularly called-on tool during rendezvous operations with the station. The subsequent docking will allow the STS-117 astronauts and the Expedition 15 crew to team up for several days of key tasks in space.

PHOTO DATE: 04-09-09 LOCATION: NBL POOL TOPSIDE SUBJECT: STS-128 crew members Danny Olivas and Nicole Stott during STS-128 17A EVA 1 training PHOTOGRAPHER: BILL STAFFORD X34753

PHOTO DATE: 04-09-09 LOCATION: NBL POOL TOPSIDE SUBJECT: STS-128 crew members Danny Olivas and Nicole Stott during STS-128 17A EVA 1 training PHOTOGRAPHER: BILL STAFFORD X34753

PHOTO DATE: 04-09-09 LOCATION: NBL POOL TOPSIDE SUBJECT: STS-128 crew members Danny Olivas and Nicole Stott during STS-128 17A EVA 1 training PHOTOGRAPHER: BILL STAFFORD X34753

SSATA Crew Training and EMU Verification for STS-128 crew member Danny Olivas during suited dry run. Test Directors: Cristina Anchondo and Laura Campbell. Photo Date: April 22, 2009. Location: Building 7 - SSATA Chamber. Photographer: Robert Markowitz

S117-E-07118 (12 June 2007) --- Astronaut John "Danny" Olivas, STS-117 mission specialist, floats through a hatch to the middeck of the Space Shuttle Atlantis during flight day five activities while docked with the International Space Station.

SSATA Crew Training and EMU Verification for STS-128 crew member Danny Olivas during suited dry run. Test Directors: Cristina Anchondo and Laura Campbell. Photo Date: April 22, 2009. Location: Building 7 - SSATA Chamber. Photographer: Robert Markowitz

PHOTO DATE: 04-09-09 LOCATION: NBL POOL TOPSIDE SUBJECT: STS-128 crew members Danny Olivas and Nicole Stott during STS-128 17A EVA 1 training PHOTOGRAPHER: BILL STAFFORD X34753

PHOTO DATE: 04-09-09 LOCATION: NBL POOL TOPSIDE SUBJECT: STS-128 crew members Danny Olivas and Nicole Stott during STS-128 17A EVA 1 training PHOTOGRAPHER: BILL STAFFORD X34753

SSATA Crew Training and EMU Verification for STS-128 crew member Danny Olivas during suited dry run. Test Directors: Cristina Anchondo and Laura Campbell. Photo Date: April 22, 2009. Location: Building 7 - SSATA Chamber. Photographer: Robert Markowitz

SSATA Crew Training and EMU Verification for STS-128 crew member Danny Olivas during suited dry run. Test Directors: Cristina Anchondo and Laura Campbell. Photo Date: April 22, 2009. Location: Building 7 - SSATA Chamber. Photographer: Robert Markowitz

PHOTO DATE: 04-09-09 LOCATION: NBL POOL TOPSIDE SUBJECT: STS-128 crew members Danny Olivas and Nicole Stott during STS-128 17A EVA 1 training PHOTOGRAPHER: BILL STAFFORD X34753

S128-E-006300 (29 Aug. 2009) --- Astronaut John “Danny” Olivas, STS-128 mission specialist, poses for a photo while holding an Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit helmet on the Space Shuttle Discovery during flight day two activities.

S117-E-07117 (12 June 2007) --- Astronaut John "Danny" Olivas, STS-117 mission specialist, floats through a hatch to the middeck of the Space Shuttle Atlantis during flight day five activities while docked with the International Space Station.

NASA Astronaut John "Danny" Olivas is seen preparing to board the space shuttle Discovery at pad 39a on a monitor in Firing Room Four of the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral, Fla., Monday, Aug. 24, 2009. Discovery is scheduled to launch Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2009 at 1:36 a.m. EDT and will carry the Leonardo supply module to the International Space Station during STS-128, along with a new crew member for the station, Nicole Stott. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

ISS015-E-12298 (15 June 2007) --- Attired in his Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit, astronaut John "Danny" Olivas, STS-117 mission specialist, waves as he awaits the start of the mission's third session of extravehicular activity (EVA) in the Quest Airlock of the International Space Station while Space Shuttle Atlantis was docked with the station.

S117-E-07623 (15 June 2007) --- Astronauts Jim Reilly (on robot arm) and John "Danny' Olivas join up forces with their colleagues inside the shuttle and station and flight controllers in Houston to complete the delicate process of folding an older solar array so that it can be moved from its temporary location to its permanent home during a shuttle mission this fall. This was part of the 7-hour, 58-minute spacewalk by the two mission specialists, who successfully worked through a very busy agenda.

S117-E-07625 (15 June 2007) --- Astronauts Jim Reilly (on robot arm) and John "Danny' Olivas join up forces with their colleagues inside the shuttle and station and flight controllers in Houston to complete the delicate process of folding an older solar array so that it can be moved from its temporary location to its permanent home during a shuttle mission this fall. This was part of the 7-hour, 58-minute spacewalk by the two mission specialists, who successfully worked through a very busy agenda.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - - In the Orbiter Processing Facility astronaut Danny Olivas listens to Greg Grantham (left) talking about the Reinforced Carbon Carbon panels used on the leading edge of the wing of the orbiters. Behind Olivas are engineers from around the Agency who are working on improving the RCC panels used on the wing leading edge. The gray carbon composite RCC panels have sufficient strength to withstand the aerodynamic forces experienced during launch and reentry, which can reach as high as 800 pounds per square foot. The operating range of RCC is from minus 250º F to about 3,000º F, the temperature produced by friction with the atmosphere during reentry.

S117-E-07611 (15 June 2007) --- Astronaut John "Danny" Olivas uses a homemade "hockey stick" tool to fluff a solar array panel during the 7-hour and 58-minute spacewalk he performed with astronaut Jim Reilly on June 15. The two mission specialists had several tasks to perform, all of which they completed successfully. After working on separate tasks, the two astronauts joined forces with their colleagues inside the shuttle and station and flight controllers in Houston to complete the delicate process of folding an older solar array so that it can be moved from its temporary location to its permanent home during a shuttle mission this fall.

S117-E-07612 (15 June 2007) --- Astronaut John "Danny" Olivas uses a homemade "hockey stick" tool to fluff a solar array panel during the 7-hour and 58-minute spacewalk he performed with astronaut Jim Reilly on June 15. The two mission specialists had several tasks to perform, all of which they completed successfully. After working on separate tasks, the two astronauts joined forces with their colleagues inside the shuttle and station and flight controllers in Houston to complete the delicate process of folding an older solar array so that it can be moved from its temporary location to its permanent home during a shuttle mission this fall.

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.

JSC2006-E-44632 (16 Oct. 2006) --- Astronaut John D. (Danny) Olivas, STS-117 mission specialist, dons a training version of the Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit prior to being submerged in the waters of the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) near Johnson Space Center. Suit technicians assisted Olivas.

S128-E-007203 (1 Sept. 2009) --- Astronauts John “Danny” Olivas and Nicole Stott (right), both STS-128 mission specialists, participate in the mission's first session of extravehicular activity (EVA) as construction and maintenance continue on the International Space Station. During the six-hour, 35-minute spacewalk, Olivas and Stott removed an empty ammonia tank from the station’s truss and temporarily stowed it on the station’s robotic arm. Olivas and Stott also retrieved the European Technology Exposure Facility (EuTEF) and Materials International Space Station Experiment (MISSE) from the Columbus laboratory module and installed them on Discovery’s payload bay for return.

S128-E-007196 (1 Sept. 2009) --- Astronauts John “Danny” Olivas and Nicole Stott (right), both STS-128 mission specialists, participate in the mission's first session of extravehicular activity (EVA) as construction and maintenance continue on the International Space Station. During the six-hour, 35-minute spacewalk, Olivas and Stott removed an empty ammonia tank from the station’s truss and temporarily stowed it on the station’s robotic arm. Olivas and Stott also retrieved the European Technology Exposure Facility (EuTEF) and Materials International Space Station Experiment (MISSE) from the Columbus laboratory module and installed them on Discovery’s payload bay for return.

S128-E-007042 (1 Sept. 2009) --- Astronaut John “Danny” Olivas, STS-128 mission specialist, participates in the mission's first session of extravehicular activity (EVA) as construction and maintenance continue on the International Space Station. During the six-hour, 35-minute spacewalk, Olivas and astronaut Nicole Stott (out of frame), mission specialist, removed an empty ammonia tank from the station’s truss and temporarily stowed it on the station’s robotic arm. Olivas and Stott also retrieved the European Technology Exposure Facility (EuTEF) and Materials International Space Station Experiment (MISSE) from the Columbus laboratory module and installed them on Discovery’s payload bay for return.

S128-E-007215 (1 Sept. 2009) --- Astronaut John “Danny” Olivas, STS-128 mission specialist, participates in the mission's first session of extravehicular activity (EVA) as construction and maintenance continue on the International Space Station. During the six-hour, 35-minute spacewalk, Olivas and astronaut Nicole Stott (out of frame), mission specialist, removed an empty ammonia tank from the station’s truss and temporarily stowed it on the station’s robotic arm. Olivas and Stott also retrieved the European Technology Exposure Facility (EuTEF) and Materials International Space Station Experiment (MISSE) from the Columbus laboratory module and installed them on Discovery’s payload bay for return.

S128-E-007029 (1 Sept. 2009) --- Astronaut John “Danny” Olivas, STS-128 mission specialist, participates in the mission's first session of extravehicular activity (EVA) as construction and maintenance continue on the International Space Station. During the six-hour, 35-minute spacewalk, Olivas and astronaut Nicole Stott (out of frame), mission specialist, removed an empty ammonia tank from the station’s truss and temporarily stowed it on the station’s robotic arm. Olivas and Stott also retrieved the European Technology Exposure Facility (EuTEF) and Materials International Space Station Experiment (MISSE) from the Columbus laboratory module and installed them on Discovery’s payload bay for return.

S128-E-007217 (1 Sept. 2009) --- Astronaut John “Danny” Olivas, STS-128 mission specialist, participates in the mission's first session of extravehicular activity (EVA) as construction and maintenance continue on the International Space Station. During the six-hour, 35-minute spacewalk, Olivas and astronaut Nicole Stott (out of frame), mission specialist, removed an empty ammonia tank from the station’s truss and temporarily stowed it on the station’s robotic arm. Olivas and Stott also retrieved the European Technology Exposure Facility (EuTEF) and Materials International Space Station Experiment (MISSE) from the Columbus laboratory module and installed them on Discovery’s payload bay for return.

S128-E-007031 (1 Sept. 2009) --- Astronaut John “Danny” Olivas, STS-128 mission specialist, participates in the mission's first session of extravehicular activity (EVA) as construction and maintenance continue on the International Space Station. During the six-hour, 35-minute spacewalk, Olivas and astronaut Nicole Stott (out of frame), mission specialist, removed an empty ammonia tank from the station’s truss and temporarily stowed it on the station’s robotic arm. Olivas and Stott also retrieved the European Technology Exposure Facility (EuTEF) and Materials International Space Station Experiment (MISSE) from the Columbus laboratory module and installed them on Discovery’s payload bay for return.

S128-E-007225 (1 Sept. 2009) --- Astronaut John “Danny” Olivas, STS-128 mission specialist, participates in the mission's first session of extravehicular activity (EVA) as construction and maintenance continue on the International Space Station. During the six-hour, 35-minute spacewalk, Olivas and astronaut Nicole Stott (out of frame), mission specialist, removed an empty ammonia tank from the station’s truss and temporarily stowed it on the station’s robotic arm. Olivas and Stott also retrieved the European Technology Exposure Facility (EuTEF) and Materials International Space Station Experiment (MISSE) from the Columbus laboratory module and installed them on Discovery’s payload bay for return.

JOHNSON SPACE CENTER, Houston -- JSC2006-E-43656 -- Official portrait of John D. "Danny" Olivas, mission specialist.

S128-E-007690 (3 Sept. 2009) --- NASA astronaut John “Danny” Olivas, STS-128 mission specialist, participates in the mission's second session of extravehicular activity (EVA) as construction and maintenance continue on the International Space Station. During the six-hour, 39-minute spacewalk, Olivas and European Space Agency astronaut Christer Fuglesang (out of frame), mission specialist, installed the new Ammonia Tank Assembly on the Port 1 Truss and stowed the empty tank assembly into the Space Shuttle Discovery’s cargo bay.

ISS020-E-038099 (3 Sept. 2009) --- NASA astronaut John ?Danny? Olivas, STS-128 mission specialist, participates in the mission's second session of extravehicular activity (EVA) as construction and maintenance continue on the International Space Station. During the six-hour, 39-minute spacewalk, Olivas and European Space Agency astronaut Christer Fuglesang (out of frame), mission specialist, installed the new Ammonia Tank Assembly on the Port 1 Truss and stowed the empty tank assembly into the Space Shuttle Discovery?s cargo bay.

ISS020-E-038083 (3 Sept. 2009) --- NASA astronaut John ?Danny? Olivas, STS-128 mission specialist, participates in the mission's second session of extravehicular activity (EVA) as construction and maintenance continue on the International Space Station. During the six-hour, 39-minute spacewalk, Olivas and European Space Agency astronaut Christer Fuglesang (out of frame), mission specialist, installed the new Ammonia Tank Assembly on the Port 1 Truss and stowed the empty tank assembly into the Space Shuttle Discovery?s cargo bay.

S128-E-007695 (3 Sept. 2009) --- NASA astronaut John “Danny” Olivas, STS-128 mission specialist, participates in the mission's second session of extravehicular activity (EVA) as construction and maintenance continue on the International Space Station. During the six-hour, 39-minute spacewalk, Olivas and European Space Agency astronaut Christer Fuglesang (out of frame), mission specialist, installed the new Ammonia Tank Assembly on the Port 1 Truss and stowed the empty tank assembly into the Space Shuttle Discovery’s cargo bay.

JSC2006-E-44664 (16 Oct. 2006) --- Astronauts John D. (Danny) Olivas and James F. Reilly II, both STS-117 mission specialists, are about to be submerged in the waters of the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) near Johnson Space Center. Olivas and Reilly are attired in training versions of the Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit.

ISS020-E-038110 (3 Sept. 2009) --- NASA astronaut John ?Danny? Olivas, STS-128 mission specialist, participates in the mission's second session of extravehicular activity (EVA) as construction and maintenance continue on the International Space Station. During the six-hour, 39-minute spacewalk, Olivas and European Space Agency astronaut Christer Fuglesang (out of frame), mission specialist, installed the new Ammonia Tank Assembly on the Port 1 Truss and stowed the empty tank assembly into the Space Shuttle Discovery?s cargo bay.

ISS020-E-038126 (3 Sept. 2009) --- NASA astronaut John ?Danny? Olivas, STS-128 mission specialist, participates in the mission's second session of extravehicular activity (EVA) as construction and maintenance continue on the International Space Station. During the six-hour, 39-minute spacewalk, Olivas and European Space Agency astronaut Christer Fuglesang (out of frame), mission specialist, installed the new Ammonia Tank Assembly on the Port 1 Truss and stowed the empty tank assembly into the Space Shuttle Discovery?s cargo bay.

S128-E-007693 (3 Sept. 2009) --- NASA astronaut John “Danny” Olivas, STS-128 mission specialist, participates in the mission's second session of extravehicular activity (EVA) as construction and maintenance continue on the International Space Station. During the six-hour, 39-minute spacewalk, Olivas and European Space Agency astronaut Christer Fuglesang (out of frame), mission specialist, installed the new Ammonia Tank Assembly on the Port 1 Truss and stowed the empty tank assembly into the Space Shuttle Discovery’s cargo bay.

ISS020-E-038152 (3 Sept. 2009) --- NASA astronaut John ?Danny? Olivas, STS-128 mission specialist, participates in the mission's second session of extravehicular activity (EVA) as construction and maintenance continue on the International Space Station. During the six-hour, 39-minute spacewalk, Olivas and European Space Agency astronaut Christer Fuglesang (out of frame), mission specialist, installed the new Ammonia Tank Assembly on the Port 1 Truss and stowed the empty tank assembly into the Space Shuttle Discovery?s cargo bay.

S128-E-009809 (8 Sept. 2009) --- NASA astronauts John “Danny” Olivas (left) and Patrick Forrester, both STS-128 mission specialists, are pictured on the aft flight deck of Space Shuttle Discovery during flight day 12 activities. Olivas is using a still camera at an overhead window to photograph the International Space Station after the undocking of the two spacecraft.