JSC2005-E-21973 (5 Jan. 2005) --- NASA astronaut Steven W. Lindsey, commander.

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)

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - NASA astronaut Steven W. Lindsey (left) listens to a briefing about the pressurized module of the Japanese Experiment Module (JEM) in the Space Station Processing Facility. This major component of JEM, named "Kibo" (Hope), is Japan's primary contribution to the International Space Station and arrived at KSC on June 4. Lindsey is assigned to command STS-119, an upcoming Space Shuttle flight to the Station.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - NASA astronaut Steven W. Lindsey (second from right) views the interior of the pressurized module of the Japanese Experiment Module (JEM) on a television monitor in the Space Station Processing Facility. This major component of JEM, named "Kibo" (Hope), is Japan's primary contribution to the International Space Station and arrived at KSC on June 4. Lindsey is assigned to command STS-119, an upcoming Space Shuttle flight to the Station.

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 along with NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, far right, 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)

S98-01464 (5 August 1997) --- Astronaut Steven W. Lindsey, pilot.

JOHNSON SPACE CENTER, Texas -- JSC2005-E-21973 -- NASA astronaut Steven W. Lindsey, commander.

STS095-E-5120 (2 Nov. 1998) --- Astronaut Steven W. Lindsey, STS-95 pilot, checks Astroculture notes in the Spacehab facility. The glove box facility can be seen near Lindsey's head. The photo was taken with an electronic still camera (ESC) at 05:18:21 GMT, Nov. 2.

JSC2001-00011 (January 2001) ---Astronaut Steven W. Lindsey, STS-104 mission commander, floats in water during an emergency egress training session at the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) near the Johnson Space Center (JSC). Lindsey will join four other astronauts for a June mission to the International Space Station (ISS).

JSC2004-E-37689 (18 August 2004) --- Astronaut Steven W. Lindsey, STS-121 commander, uses a climbing apparatus to lower himself from a simulated trouble-plagued shuttle in an emergency egress training session in the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility at the Johnson Space Center (JSC). Lindsey is wearing a training version of the shuttle launch and entry suit. United Space Alliance (USA) crew trainer David Pogue assisted Lindsey.

ISS013-E-51306 (14 July 2006) --- Continuing a tradition for visiting shuttle commanders, astronaut Steven W. Lindsey, STS-121 commander, places the mission insignia along with others in the Unity node of the International Space Station.

S121-E-05879 (6 July 2006) --- Astronaut Steven W. Lindsey, STS-121 commander, holds a tortilla as he prepares to eat a meal on the middeck of the Space Shuttle Discovery.

S121-E-05924 (7 July 2006) --- Astronaut Steven W. Lindsey, STS-121 commander, looks over a procedures checklist in a hatchway of the International Space Station while Space Shuttle Discovery was docked to the station.

STS121-E-05432 (5 July 2006) --- On Discovery's flight deck, astronaut Steven W. Lindsey, commander, anticipates tomorrow's docking and busy flight day three activities of STS-121.

JSC2010-E-006726 (5 Jan. 2010) --- NASA astronauts Steven Lindsey (right), STS-133 commander; and Eric Boe, pilot; are pictured during a training scheduling session at NASA?s Johnson Space Center.

JSC2010-E-006722 (5 Jan. 2010) --- NASA astronaut Steven Lindsey, STS-133 commander, is pictured during a training scheduling session at NASA?s Johnson Space Center.

JSC2001-E-19299 (25 June 2001)--- Astronaut Steven W. Lindsey, STS-104 mission commander, responds to a query during a pre-flight press conference at Johnson Space Center (JSC).

JSC2004-E-54715 (14 December 2004) --- Astronaut Steven W. Lindsey, STS-121 commander, photographed in a T-38 trainer jet, prepares for a flight at Ellington Field near Johnson Space Center.

S121-E-07777 (14 July 2006) --- Astronaut Steven W. Lindsey, STS-121 commander, makes an entry in the International Space Station ship's log in the Destiny while Space Shuttle Discovery was docked with the station.

S121-E-06162 (9 July 2006) --- Astronaut Steven W. Lindsey, STS-121 commander, photographed on the middeck of the Space Shuttle Discovery while docked with the International Space Station.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-121 Commander Steven Lindsey is donning his launch and entry suit for launch today on Space Shuttle Discovery. Lindsey is making his fourth space flight. The launch is the 115th shuttle flight and the 18th U.S. flight to the International Space Station. During the 12-day mission, the STS-121 crew will test new equipment and procedures to improve shuttle safety, as well as deliver supplies and make repairs to the International Space Station. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-121 Commander Steven Lindsey arrives at KSC aboard a T-38 jet aircraft to get ready for launch on July 1. The launch will be the fourth for Lindsey. During the 12-day mission, the STS-121 crew will test new equipment and procedures to improve shuttle safety, as well as deliver supplies and make repairs to the International Space Station. This mission is the 115th shuttle flight and the 18th U.S. flight to the International Space Station. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett

S98-07976 (5 June 1998) --- Astronaut Steven W. Lindsey, pilot for STS-95, is briefed by crew trainer Sharon Jones on the usage of the Sky-genie device used to lower oneself from a troubled space shuttle. Lindsey was joined by his six crew mates for the session as the team prepares for its scheduled Oct. 29 launch aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery.

JSC2001-00008 (January 2001) --- Astronaut Steven W. Lindsey, STS-104 mission commander, adjusts his helmet as he prepares to participate in a simulation of a parachute drop into water during emergency bailout training at the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) near Johnson Space Center (JSC). Lindsey will join four other astronauts for a June mission with the International Space Station (ISS).

STS-87 Pilot Steven Lindsey dons his launch and entry suit with the help of two assistants in the Operations and Checkout Building. Shortly, he and the five other crew members of STS-87 will depart for Launch Pad 39B, where the Space Shuttle Columbia awaits liftoff on a 16-day mission to perform microgravity and solar research. Although this is his first Shuttle flight, Lindsey has logged more than 2,700 hours of flying time in 49 different types of aircraft

ISS013-E-48665 (6 July 2006) --- European Space Agency astronaut Thomas Reiter (left) and astronaut Steven W. Lindsey work in the Quest airlock aboard the International Space Station during their first day on the orbital outpost. Lindsey, STS-121 commander, will spend a little over a week there, and Reiter is scheduled for a six month stay. Astronaut Piers J. Sellers' extravehicular mobility unit space suit for the scheduled July 8 space walk is in the background.

STS095-E-5204 (4 Nov. 1998) --- Astronauts Pedro Duque (left) and Steven W. Lindsey take a break from busy experimentation onboard the Space Shuttle Discovery during Flight Day 7. Lindsey is pilot and Duque, a mission specialist representing the European Space Agency (ESA) for the STS-95 flight. The photo was taken with an electronic still camera (ESC) at 19:04:45 GMT, Nov. 4.

STS-95 Pilot Steven K. Lindsey leaves the Shuttle Landing Facility (SLF) enroute to the Shuttle Training Aircraft (STA). He is accompanied by two suit technicians, Mike Birkenseher (left) and Paul Reylea (right). Lindsey will be practicing Shuttle landing and takeoffs at the SLF on the STA, which is designed to fly like the Shuttle, prior to launch. STS-95 is expected to launch at 2 p.m. EST on Oct. 29, last 8 days, 21 hours and 49 minutes, and land at 11:49 a.m. EST on Nov. 7

JSC2000-07285 (17 November 2000) --- Astronaut Steven W. Lindsey, STS-104 mission commander, attired in a training version of the shuttle launch and entry garment, awaits a training session at the Jake Garn Simulation and Training Facility at Johnson Space Center (JSC). Lindsey will join four other astronauts for a June mission with the International Space Station (ISS).

JSC2000-07289 (17 November 2000) --- Astronaut Steven W. Lindsey, STS-104 mission commander, attired in a training version of the shuttle launch and entry garment, prepares for a training session at the Jake Garn Simulation and Training Facility at Johnson Space Center (JSC). Lindsey will join four other astronauts for a June mission with the International Space Station (ISS).

STS-87 Pilot Steven Lindsey is inspected before launch in his ascent and re-entry flight suit in the white room at Launch Pad 39B by Travis Thompson, USA orbiter vehicle closeout chief. STS-87 is the fourth flight of the United States Microgravity Payload and Spartan-201. Although this is his first Shuttle flight, Lindsey has logged more than 2,700 hours of flying time in 49 different types of aircraft

STS095-E-5221 (4 Nov. 1998) --- Astronauts Steven W. Lindsey (top) and Pedro Duque in Spacehab facility during Flight Day 6 activity. Lindsey, pilot, is making his second space flight on STS-95, while Duque, a mission specialist repreenting the European Space Agency (ESA), is the only first-time space flier on this mission. The photo was taken with an electronic still camera (ESC) at 03:01:38 GMT, Nov. 4.

JSC2006-E-28458 (18 July 2006) --- Astronaut Steven W. Lindsey, STS-121 commander, speaks from a lectern in Ellington Field's Hangar 276 near Johnson Space Center during the STS-121 crew return ceremonies.

STS104-E-5029 (14 July 2001) --- Astronaut Steven W. Lindsey, STS-104 mission commander, looks toward the International Space Station (ISS) during rendezvous operations. A crew mate on Atlantis' flight deck took this picture with a digital still camera.

JSC2006-E-28439 (18 July 2006) --- Flight director Tony Ceccacci speaks from a lectern in Ellington Field's Hangar 276 near Johnson Space Center during the STS-121 crew return ceremonies. Astronaut Steven W. Lindsey, STS-121 commander, is at left.

STS095-E-5026 (10-29-98) --- Astronaut Steven W. Lindsey, pilot, with a bag of refuse on Discovery's mid deck as the STS-95 crew members begin to settle in for a nine-day stay in Earth orbit. The photo was taken with an electronic still camera (ESC) at 11:23:04 GMT, Oct. 29.

S104-E-5058 (14 July 2001) --- STS-104 crewmembers Steven W. Lindsey, mission commander, and Janet L. Kavandi, mission specialist, travel through the Zarya module during their visit to the International Space Station (ISS).

S121-E-05896 (7 July 2006) --- Astronaut Steven W. Lindsey, STS-121 commander, holds small boxes of food items on the middeck of the Space Shuttle Discovery. Also visible in the background are astronauts Lisa M. Nowak (left), mission specialist, and Mark E. Kelly, pilot.

STS104-318-019 (12-24 July 2001) --- Astronaut Steven W. Lindsey (left) STS-104 commander, exchanges crew patches with cosmonaut Yury V. Usachev, Expedition Two commander, in the newly-installed Quest airlock on the International Space Station (ISS).

STS095-E-5056 (30 Oct. 1998) --- Astronaut Steven W. Lindsey, STS-95 pilot, works on a lap top computer during Flight Day 2 activity onboard the Space Shuttle Discovery. The photo was taken with an electronic still camera (ESC) at 10:43:43 GMT, Oct. 30.

STS095-E-5218 (4 Nov. 1998) --- Astronaut Steven W. Lindsey, STS-95 pilot, inputs data on a lap top computer in the Spacehab facility onboard the Space Shuttle Discovery. The photo was taken with an electronic still camera (ESC) at 02:58:43 GMT, Nov. 4.

JSC2006-E-28426 (18 July 2006) --- Astronaut Steven W. Lindsey (left), STS-121 commander, and Johnson Space Center's (JSC) deputy director Robert D. Cabana, exchange thoughts upon the crew arrival at Ellington Field near Johnson Space Center (JSC).

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).

JSC2006-E-28463 (18 July 2006) --- Astronaut Steven W. Lindsey (left), STS-121 commander, and flight director Steve Stich visit in Ellington Field's Hangar 276 near JSC during the STS-121 crew return ceremonies.

JSC2001-E-22790 (25 July 2001) --- Astronauts Janet L. Kavandi (left), STS-104 mission specialist, and Steven W. Lindsey, mission commander, are greeted by JSC Acting Director Roy S. Estess following crew arrival at Ellington Field.

JSC2001-E-22793 (25 July 2001) --- Astronaut Steven W. Lindsey, STS-104 mission commander, addresses a crowd at Ellington Field’s Hangar 990 for a crew return ceremony. At lower right is JSC Acting Director Roy S. Estess.

STS104-345-021 (25 July 2001) --- Attired in his shuttle launch and entry suit, astronaut Steven W. Lindsey, STS-104 commander, looks over a procedures checklist at the commander’s station on the forward flight deck of the space shuttle Atlantis.

STS095-E-5107 (2 Nov. 1998) --- Astronaut Steven W. Lindsey, STS-95 pilot, sets up a camera for an experiment in the Spacehab facility aboard Discovery during Flight Day 4 activity. The photo was taken with an electronic still camera (ESC) at 05:10:25 GMT, Nov. 2.

STS095-E-5109 (2 Nov. 1998) --- Astronauts Steven W. Lindsey (left), STS-95 pilot, and Scott E. Parazynski, mission specialist, work with cameras and other supportive gear for experiments on Spacehab. The photo was taken with an electronic still camera (ESC) at 05:11:28 GMT, Nov. 2.

STS095-E-5035 (10-29-98) --- Astronaut Steven W. Lindsey, pilot, rehydrates a drink at the galley on Discovery's mid deck during Flight Day 1 activities. The photo was taken with an electronic still camera (ESC) at 11:47:56 GMT, Oct. 29.

STS104-E-5227 (21 July 2001) --- Working in tandem with the station's Canadarm2 operator and Expedition Two flight engineer James S. Voss, astronaut Steven W. Lindsey, STS-104 commander, supports mission specialists Michael L. Gernhardt and James F. Reilly during the final of three STS-104 space walks. Lindsey is on the aft flight deck of the Space Shuttle Atlantis, while Voss worked at controls in the Destiny laboratory. The extravehicular activity (EVA) was partly devoted to the attachment of a new nitrogen supply tank to the shell of the new Airlock Quest. This photo was recorded with a digital still camera.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the SPACEHAB Payload Processing Facility (SPPF), Cape Canaveral, STS-95 Pilot Steven Lindsey (right) and a KSC worker (left) look over documentation, while other crew members (in the background) check out equipment. Lindsey and the rest of the crew have been participating in SPACEHAB familiarization in the SPPF. The mission includes research payloads such as the Spartan solar-observing deployable spacecraft, the Hubble Space Telescope Orbital Systems Test Platform, the International Extreme Ultraviolet Hitchhiker, as well as the SPACEHAB single module with experiments on space flight and the aging process

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the SPACEHAB Payload Processing Facility (SPPF), Cape Canaveral, STS-95 Pilot Steven Lindsey (right) photographs BRIC (Biological Research in Canisters) experiments while a representative of the National Space Agency of Japan (NASDA) looks on. Lindsey, along with other crew members, have been participating in SPACEHAB familiarization in the SPPF. The mission, scheduled to launch Oct. 29, includes research payloads such as the Spartan solar-observing deployable spacecraft, the Hubble Space Telescope Orbital Systems Test Platform, the International Extreme Ultraviolet Hitchhiker, as well as the SPACEHAB single module with experiments on space flight and the aging process

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- On Launch Pad 39B, STS-104 Commander Steven W. Lindsey (right) reaches for the lever that will send the slidewire basket he is in speeding to the landing field below. Seated behind Lindsey is Pilot Charles O. Hobaugh. They and other crew members are taking part in Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test activities, which include this emergency egress training and a simulated countdown exercise. The launch of Atlantis on mission STS-104 is scheduled July 12. The mission is the 10th flight to the International Space Station and carries the Joint Airlock Module and High Pressure Gas Assembly

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The suited STS-121 crew members stride out of the Operations and Checkout Building on their way to Launch Pad 39B for a simulated countdown. Leading the way are Pilot Mark Kelly (left) and Commander Steven Lindsey. Behind Kelly are Mission Specialists Lisa Nowak, Stephanie Wilson and Thomas Reiter of Germany, who represents the European Space Agency. Behind Lindsey are Mission Specialists Michael Fossum and Piers Sellers. The crew is taking part in Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test activities, including the dress rehearsal for launch. Mission STS-121 is scheduled to be launched July 1. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-121 Commander Steven Lindsey adjusts his glove as he dons his launch and entry suit for launch today on Space Shuttle Discovery. Lindsey is making his fourth space flight. The launch is the 115th shuttle flight and the 18th U.S. flight to the International Space Station. During the 12-day mission, the STS-121 crew will test new equipment and procedures to improve shuttle safety, as well as deliver supplies and make repairs to the International Space Station. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Under the watchful eye of Capt. George Hoggard (left front), who is astronaut rescue team leader, STS-121 Commander Steven Lindsey takes his turn driving an M-113, which is an armored personnel carrier. Behind Lindsey and Hoggard are Mission Specialists Piers Sellers (waving) and Michael Fossum. The STS-121 crew is taking turns driving the M-113 as part of Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test activities, which include emergency egress training from the pad and a simulated countdown. Mission STS-121 is designated for launch on July 1. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - NASA Administrator Mike Griffin talks with Commander Steven Lindsey (gesturing) after the crew looked over the orbiter Discovery, above them. Between Griffin and Lindsey are Mission Specialists Michael Fossum and Lisa Nowak. Mission Specialist Stephanie Wilson is behind Lindsey; Associate Administrator Rex Geveden is at right. The post-flight walk-around is a tradition. Discovery's smooth and perfect landing was on time at 9:14 a.m. EDT on Runway 15 of NASA's Shuttle Landing Facility after traveling 5.3 million miles on 202 orbits. Mission elapsed time was 12 days, 18 hours, 37 minutes and 54 seconds. The landing is the 62nd at Kennedy Space Center and the 32nd for Discovery. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett

The space shuttle Discovery lifts off Launch Pad 39B to begin a nine-day mission in Earth-orbit. Launch was at 2:19 p.m. EST, Oct. 29, 1998. Onboard were Curtis L. Brown Jr., Steven W. Lindsey, Scott F. Parazynski, Steven K. Robinson, Pedro Duque, United States Senator John H. Glenn Jr. and Chiaki Naito-Mukai. Duque is a mission specialist representing the European Space Agency (ESA) and Mukai is a payload specialist representing Japan's National Space Development Agency (NASDA). Glenn, making his second spaceflight but his first in 36 years, joins Mukai as a payload specialist on the mission.

Stennis Space Center Deputy Director Rick Gilbrech (far right) welcomes members of the STS-133 shuttle mission crew during an April 20 visit. The mission was the final flight for the space shuttle Discovery, which now becomes the first of the three-orbiter fleet to be retired. During the visit to Stennis, Mission Commander Steven Lindsey ( l to r), Pilot Eric Boe and mission specialists Alvin Drew, Steven Bowen, Michael Barratt and Nicole Stott recapped their historic flight and thanked site employees for providing main engines that performed 'as advertised.'

STS095-E-5115 (2 Nov. 1998) --- Payload specialist Chiaki Mukai, representing Japan's National Space Development Agency (NASDA), sets up an experiment on Spacehab during flight day four activity. In the background are astronauts Steven W. Lindsey, STS-95 pilot, and Scott E. Parazynski, mission specialist. The photo was taken with an electronic still camera (ESC) at 05:14:24 GMT, Nov. 2.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The STS-104 crew poses in front of the Joint Airlock Module in the Space Station Processing Facility. Standing, left to right, are Pilot Charles Hobaugh, Mission Specialists James Reillly, Janet Kavandi and Michael Gernhardt, and Commander Steven Lindsey. They are at KSC to continue Crew Equipment Interface Test activities such as payload familiarization. The airlock is the primary payload on their mission, scheduled to launch no earlier than June 14, 2001, from Launch Pad 39B

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-121 Mission Commander Steven Lindsey talks to the media from the launch pad. He is in the landing area of the slidewire baskets. The crew is at Kennedy for Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test activities. Over several days, the crew will practice emergency egress from the pad and suit up in their orange flight suits for the simulated countdown to launch. Space Shuttle Discovery is designated to launch July 1 on mission STS-121. It will carry supplies to the International Space Station. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett

JSC2001-E-06420 (27 February 2001) --- Astronaut Steven W. Lindsey, mission commander, occupies commander’s station during mission training in one of the high fidelity trainers/mockups in the Systems Integration Facility at Johnson Space Center (JSC). The STS-104 mission to the International Space Station (ISS) represents the Space Shuttle Atlantis' first flight using a new engine and is targeted for a liftoff no earlier than June 14, 2001.

JSC2001-E-22791 (25 July 2001) --- JSC Acting Director Roy S. Estess introduces the STS-104 crew members to a crowd gathered in Ellington Field’s Hangar 990 during crew return ceremonies. Seated (from left) are Michael L. Gernhardt, James F. Reilly, Janet L. Kavandi, all mission specialists, along with Steven W. Lindsey and Charles O. Hobaugh, mission commander and pilot, respectively.

STS095-E-5227 (4 Nov. 1998) --- Astronaut Steven W. Lindsey, STS-95 pilot, has done a 180-degree change of posture from earlier frame as he inputs data on a laptop in Spacehab aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery. The photo was taken with an electronic still camera (ESC) at 03:07:52 GMT, Nov. 4.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The mission STS-119 crew talk about the mission during a Crew Equipment Interface Test activity. From the left are Mission Specialist Michael Gernhardt, Commander Steven Lindsey, Pilot Mark Kelly and Mission Carlos Noriega. The mission will deliver the fourth and final set of U.S. solar arrays along with the fourth starboard truss segment, the S6 truss. Mission STS-119 is scheduled to launch in January 2004.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Inside the Orbiter Processing Facility bay 3 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, the STS-121 crew kneels for a photo with the vehicle crew. The crew members, recognized by the blue flight suits, are (left to right) Mission Specialists Piers Sellers and Michael Fossum, Commander Steven Lindsey, Mission Specialist Lisa Nowak, Pilot Mark Kelly and Mission Specialist Stephanie Wilson. The crew is at Kennedy for the crew equipment interface test, which provides hands-on experience with equipment they will use on orbit.

STS121-S-066 (17 July 2006) --- Dr. Michael Griffin (left), NASA administrator, and Rex Geveden (right), associate administrator, talk with STS-121 crew members Michael E. Fossum (left), mission specialist; and Steven W. Lindsey, commander, after the landing of the Space Shuttle Discovery and conclusion of mission STS-121. The crew of seven tested new equipment and procedures to improve shuttle safety, as well as deliver supplies and make repairs to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls

STS087-319-015 (19 November – 5 December 1997) --- On the starboard side of the Space Shuttle Columbia's flight deck, astronaut Steven W. Lindsey, pilot, appears fully occupied with laptops to support flight operations for the 16-day mission in Earth-orbit. Several cameras and pieces of their supportive equipment have been temporarily stowed behind the pilot's station.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Inside Space Shuttle Atlantis, Pilot Charles O. Hobaugh looks at Commander Steven W. Lindsey as they get ready for a simulated countdown exercise. The simulation is part of Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test activities. The launch of Atlantis on mission STS-104 is scheduled July 12. The mission is the 10th flight to the International Space Station and carries the Joint Airlock Module and High Pressure Gas Assembly

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - During a Crew Equipment Interface Test activity, STS-119 Commander Steven Lindsey (center) and Mission Specialist Carlos Noriega (right) listen to instructions on the equipment that will be part of the mission. Scheduled to launch in January 2004, the mission will deliver the fourth and final set of U.S. solar arrays along with the fourth starboard truss segment, the S6 truss.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-121 Commander Steven Lindsey takes his turn driving an M-113, which is an armored personnel carrier. The STS-121 crew is taking turns driving the M-113 as part of Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test activities, which include emergency egress training from the pad and a simulated countdown. Mission STS-121 is designated for launch on July 1. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Mission Specialist Piers Sellers (left) and Commander Steven Lindsey work with the pump module at the SPACEHAB facility in Cape Canaveral during a Crew Equipment Interface Test. This test allows the astronauts to become familiar with equipment they will be using on their upcoming mission. STS-121 is scheduled to launch in July aboard Space Shuttle Discovery. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett

STS104-337-004 (12-24 July 2001) --- The STS-104 astronauts took a moment from a busy agenda to pose for their traditional in-flight crew portrait. In front are astronauts Steven W. Lindsey (left) and Charles O. Hobaugh, commander and pilot, respectively. From left in back are astronauts Michael L. Gernhardt, Janet L. Kavandi and James F. Reilly, all mission specialists.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-121 Commander Steven Lindsey (left) and Mission Specialist Piers Sellers (right) are removing a cover on the trailing umbilical assembly at the SPACEHAB facility in Cape Canaveral during a Crew Equipment Interface Test. This test allows the astronauts to become familiar with equipment they will be using on their upcoming mission. STS-121 is scheduled to launch in July aboard Space Shuttle Discovery. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In Orbiter Processing Facility bay 1, STS-121 Mission Commander Steven W. Lindsey (right) and Pilot Mark E. Kelly inspect the windows in Atlantis' cockpit. The STS-121 crew is at KSC to participate in the Crew Equipment Interface Test (CEIT). During CEIT, the crew has an opportunity to get a hands-on look at the orbiter and equipment they will be working with on their mission. STS-121, the second Return to Flight mission, is scheduled to launch aboard Atlantis in July.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -In the Space Station Processing Facility, members of several Space Shuttle mission crews get a close look at the Video Stanchion Support Assembly (VSSA) that will fly on STS-114 (Logistics Flight 1).. Manipulating the VSSA (in the center) is STS-116 Mission Specialist Christer Fuglesang (European Space Agency). At left is STS-118 Commander Scott Kelly; behind Fuglesang is STS-121 Mission Commander Steven Lindsey. The crews are at KSC for equipment familiarization.

STS121-S-002 (5 April 2006) --- These seven astronauts take a break from training to pose for the STS-121 crew portrait. From the left are astronauts Stephanie D. Wilson, Michael E. Fossum, both mission specialists; Steven W. Lindsey, commander; Piers J. Sellers, mission specialist; Mark E. Kelly, pilot; European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Thomas Reiter of Germany; and Lisa M. Nowak, both mission specialists. The crewmembers are attired in training versions of their shuttle launch and entry suit.

STS121-S-006 (4 July 2006) --- The STS-121 crewmembers, having donned their shuttle launch and entry suits, wave flags for the Fourth of July as they prepare to board the transfer van awaiting to take them to Launch Pad 39B. Steven W. Lindsey (right front), commander, and Mark E. Kelly, pilot, lead the way. Other crewmembers - Lisa M. Nowak, Michael E. Fossum, Stephanie D. Wilson, Piers J. Sellers and European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Thomas Reiter of Germany - follow.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-121 Commander Steven Lindsey (left) and Pilot Mark Kelly take part in emergency egress practice, part of the Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT) activities that include a simulated countdown culminating in main engine cutoff. Mission STS-121 is scheduled to be launched July 1. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett

STS104-312-010 (12-24 July 2001) --- While two crew mates moved around outside the shuttle on one of three space walks to perform work on the International Space Station (ISS), these three astronauts supported the extravehicular activity (EVA) chores from inside the crew cabin of the Atlantis. They are, from the left, Charles O. Hobaugh, pilot; Janet L. Kavandi, flight engineer and mission specialist; and Steven W. Lindsey, commander.

JSC2001-E-19296 (25 June 2001) --- Astronauts James F. Reilly (left), Janet L. Kavandi, Michael L. Gernhardt, all STS-104 mission specialists; along with Charles O. Hobaugh and Steven W. Lindsey, pilot and mission commander, respectively, are photographed during a pre-flight press conference at Johnson Space Center (JSC).

STS121-S-061 (17 July 2006) --- The STS-121 crew addresses greeters in front of the Space Shuttle Discovery near the landing facility at Kennedy Space Center following NASA's second Return to Flight mission. From left to right are astronauts Piers J. Sellers, Stephanie D. Wilson, Mark E. Kelly, Steven W. Lindsey, Lisa M. Nowak and Michael E. Fossum.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In Orbiter Processing Facility bay 1, United Space Alliance technicians help STS-121 Mission Commander Steven W. Lindsey (right) and Pilot Mark E. Kelly with an inspection of the windows in Atlantis' cockpit. The STS-121 crew is at KSC to participate in the Crew Equipment Interface Test (CEIT). During CEIT, the crew has an opportunity to get a hands-on look at the orbiter and equipment they will be working with on their mission. STS-121, the second Return to Flight mission, is scheduled to launch aboard Atlantis in July.

STS087-334-023 (19 November – 5 December 1997) --- On the Space Shuttle Columbia's middeck, astronauts Steven W. Lindsey, pilot, and Kalpana Chawla, mission specialist, check on an experiment in the middeck glove box. The two were joined by three other astronauts and a Ukrainian payload specialist for 16-days in Earth-orbit in support of the United States Microgravity Payload 4 (USMP-4) mission.

STS121-S-059 (17 July 2006) --- The STS-121 crew poses in front of the Space Shuttle Discovery near the landing facility at Kennedy Space Center following NASA's second Return to Flight mission. From left to right are astronauts Michael E. Fossum, Lisa M. Nowak, Steven W. Lindsey, Stephanie D. Wilson, Mark E. Kelly and Piers J. Sellers.

98-E-01301 (20 Feb. 1998) --- Three members of the just-announced STS-95 crew pose for photographers following a press conference at the Johnson Space Center (JSC). Left to right are Stephen K. Robinson, mission specialist; Senator John H. Glenn Jr.(D., Ohio), payload specialist;and Steven W. Lindsey, pilot.

S121-E-06248 (9 July 2006) --- The STS-121 crewmembers gather for an in-flight crew photo in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station. From the left (bottom) are astronauts Stephanie D. Wilson, mission specialist; Steven W. Lindsey, commander; and Lisa M. Nowak, mission specialist. From the left (top) are astronauts Piers J. Sellers, Michael E. Fossum, both mission specialists; and Mark E. Kelly, pilot.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Members of the STS-121 crew pose with workers in the SPACEHAB facility in Cape Canaveral during the Crew Equipment Interface Test. The astronauts (in blue suits) are Mission Specialists Piers Sellers and Michael Fossum, Pilot Mark Kelly and Commander Steven Lindsey. This test allows the astronauts to become familiar with equipment they will be using on their upcoming mission. STS-121 is scheduled to launch in July aboard Space Shuttle Discovery. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - During a Crew Equipment Interface Test activity, STS-119 Commander Steven Lindsey watches as Mission Specialist Carlos Noriega works with a tool on the equipment that will be part of the mission. Scheduled to launch in January 2004, the mission will deliver the fourth and final set of U.S. solar arrays along with the fourth starboard truss segment, the S6 truss.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- After their arrival at the Shuttle Landing Facility, the STS-104 crew takes time to pose for a photo. Standing, left to right, are Mission Specialist Janet Kavandi, Pilot Charles Hobaugh, Commander Steven Lindsey, and Mission Specialists Michael Gernhardt and James Reilly. They are at KSC to continue Crew Equipment Interface Test activities such as payload familiarization. The airlock is the primary payload on their mission, scheduled to launch no earlier than June 14, 2001, from Launch Pad 39B

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Members of the STS-104 crew get ready to return to Houston after their successful mission to the International Space Station. Leaving from the KSC Shuttle Landing Facility are Commander Steven W. Lindsey and Mission Specialist Janet Lynn Kavandi. The crew completed their mission Tuesday, July 24, landing at KSC after 13 days in orbit

STS121-E-079 (17 July 2006) --- The main landing gear of the Space Shuttle Discovery touches down on the KSC landing facility. Onboard are six of the seven astronauts who nearly two weeks earlier had lifted off from the nearby launch complex--astronauts Steven W. Lindsey, Piers J. Sellers, Mark E. Kelly, Michael E. Fossum, Stephanie D. Wilson and Lisa M. Nowak. European Space Agency astronaut Thomas Reiter remained aboard the International Space Station.

ISS013-E-49446 (9 July 2006) --- The STS-121 crewmembers gather for an in-flight crew photo in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station. From the left (bottom) are astronauts Stephanie D. Wilson, mission specialist; Steven W. Lindsey, commander; and Lisa M. Nowak, mission specialist. From the left (top) are astronauts Piers J. Sellers, Michael E. Fossum, both mission specialists; and Mark E. Kelly, pilot.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Space Station Processing Facility at NASA Kennedy Space Center, STS-121 Mission Specialist Michael Fossum looks underneath the replacement trailing umbilical system reel assembly that will be installed on the International Space Station. He and other crew members -- Commander Steven Lindsey, Pilot Mark Kelly and Mission Specialists Lisa Nowak, Stephanie Wilson and Piers Sellers -- are at Kennedy to take part in the crew equipment interface test (CEIT).

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-121 Commander Steven Lindsey has his helmet secured to his launch and entry suit in preparation for the simulated countdown he and other crew members will undertake. The crew is taking part in Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test activities, including the dress rehearsal for launch. Mission STS-121 is scheduled to be launched July 1. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett

STS104-326-037 (12-24 July 2001) --- Astronaut Steven W. Lindsey (right), STS-104 mission commander, is pictured on Atlantis' mid deck with the assigned space walkers for the 12-day mission following one of their three days of extravehicular activity (EVA). In the special undergarments for their extravehicular mobility units (EMU) are astronauts James F. Reilly (left) and Michael L. Gernhardt.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-121 Mission Specialist Piers Sellers (left) and Commander Steven Lindsey (right) are practicing removing the cover and strap on the trailing umbilical assembly at the SPACEHAB facility in Cape Canaveral during a Crew Equipment Interface Test. This test allows the astronauts to become familiar with equipment they will be using on their upcoming mission. STS-121 is scheduled to launch in July aboard Space Shuttle Discovery. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett

STS104-S-002 (May 2001) --- These five astronauts are currently in training for the STS-104 mission, scheduled for a June 2001 liftoff. Seated with the crew insignia are astronauts Steven W. Lindsey (right), mission commander; and Charles O. Hobaugh, pilot. Standing, from left, are astronauts Michael L. Gernhardt, Janet L. Kavandi and James F. Reilly, all mission specialists.