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  Michael L. Gernhardt - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Michael Landon Gernhardt (Ph.D.) (born May 4, 1956, in Mansfield, Ohio) is a NASA astronaut and manager of Environmental Physiology Laboratory and principle investigator of Prebreath Reduction Program Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center.
Gernhardt is assigned to the crew of STS-119.
Gernhardt was one of two astronauts to perform three spacewalks to install the joint airlock “Quest” (including the first US space walk from the ISS) and to outfit it with four high-pressure gas tanks.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Michael_L._Gernhardt   (843 words)

  
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Gernhardt and Reilly then will make their way to Unity to inspect the docking mechanism before it is engaged.
Gernhardt and Reilly, their feet anchored in restraints, then took the tank from Helms and manually latched it down on the airlock.
Michael Gernhardt and James Reilly originally intended to install just two tanks, one loaded with 3,000-pound-per-square-inch oxygen and one with nitrogen.
www.cbsnews.com /network/news/space/STS-104_Archive.txt   (10557 words)

  
 Profile - Michael Gernhardt - DIVERNET from Diver Magazine   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
A veteran of three previous shuttle missions, he was once a commercial diver and a resort instructor, and is a recognised authority on decompression theory, both in space and under water.
Gernhardt's professional diving resumé began at age 17, working during the summer as a divemaster at the Virgin Islands Diving School.
Gernhardt stands on the arm of the space-shuttle to watch the progress of a hurricane in the Caribbean.
www.divernet.com /profs/0303space.htm   (1774 words)

  
 STS-104 Crew Members
Michael L. Gernhardt, 44, a former commercial diver who holds a Ph.D. in bioengineering from the University of Pennsylvania, will perform three spacewalks while Atlantis is docked to the space station.
Gernhardt will assist with rendezvous as backup with a handheld laser range finder and with operating the shuttle's docking system.
Gernhardt was a mission specialist on STS-69, which deployed and retrieved the Spartan satellite and the Wake Shield Facility, in September 1995; STS-83, the Microgravity Science Laboratory Spacelab mission, in April 1997; and STS-94, a reflight of that Spacelab mission, in July 1997.
www.shuttlepresskit.com /STS-104/crew.htm   (700 words)

  
 Northwest Herald - Online   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Gernhardt spoke at three northern Illinois schools, including one in Freeport and another in Rockford, in what U.S. Rep. Don Manzullo, R-Ill., called a promotion of math and science study.
Gernhardt explained many astronauts sleep strapped down in a tiny bunk and bath by wiping shampoo and soap from their bodies with cloths.
Gernhardt said his interest in outer space peaked after Neil Armstrong's walk on the moon as well as during a high school physics class.
www.nwherald.com /CommunitySection/290732223262954.php   (543 words)

  
 Spaceflight Now | STS-104 Mission Report | Spacewalkers mount gas tanks to space station
Michael Gernhardt and James Reilly originally planned to install just two tanks, one containing 3,000-psi oxygen and the other nitrogen.
Gernhardt and Reilly, anchored in foot restraints on either side, took the canister from Helms and muscled it into place using a guidepost to maintain stability until latches could be engaged.
Gernhardt then opened a valve to permit the tank to pressurize the airlock's oxygen lines.
www.spaceflightnow.com /station/stage7a/010718eva2   (941 words)

  
 Gernhardt
Dr. Gernhardt was selected by NASA in March 1992, and reported to the Johnson Space Center in August 1992.
Dr. Gernhardt was one of two astronauts to perform a space walk to evaluate future Space Station tools and hardware, logging 6 hours and 46 minutes of EVA.
Atlantis spacewalkers Mike Gernhardt and Jim Reilly will float out of the station's new Quest airlock around 11 p.m., completing airlock activation and marking the beginning of independent operations aboard the space station.
www.astronautix.com /astros/gerhardt.htm   (3458 words)

  
 Aquarius
Michael Gernhardt is a NASA astronaut at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston.
He has performed four space walks, including three on STS-104 in July of this year, in which the airlock was installed, activated and used to make the first space walks from the International Space Station.
Gernhardt also served as NASA's principle investigator on multi-laboratory effort to develop a new decompression protocol, which uses exercise during oxygen prebreathe to increase nitrogen elimination prior to space walks from the Space Station.
www.uncwil.edu /aquarius/2005/04_2005/Gernhardt.htm   (247 words)

  
 STS-104 space shuttle mission: STS-104 space shuttle flight information, STS104 launch
Gernhardt and Reilly, supported by their six colleagues inside the shuttle and station, latched the first two dog house-shaped tank assemblies into place without difficulty, so shuttle and station Flight Directors Paul Hill and Mark Kirasich decided to move ahead with installation of the third tank at 2:41 a.m.
Gernhardt and Reilly made preparations for the second spacewalk of the mission, during which they will help install the first set of the High-Pressure Gas Tanks -- one oxygen tank and one nitrogen tank -- onto the airlock's shell on Tuesday.
After the airlock was securely attached and after installation of the cable to power its heaters, Gernhardt and Reilly returned to the shuttle's airlock after flight controllers confirmed that the airlock's heaters were functioning.
www.thespaceplace.com /shuttle/missions/sts-104.html   (3761 words)

  
 CNN.com - Shuttle Atlantis heads home - July 22, 2001
With the pop of a hatch and a salute to another momentous stroll in space 32 years earlier, shuttle astronauts Michael Gernhardt and James Reilly II emerged from the air lock early Saturday.
Gernhardt and Reilly stared down at India as they slid out of the short tunnel one by one.
On their first two spacewalks earlier in the mission to install and outfit the air lock, the men exited from space shuttle Atlantis and had the shuttle cargo bay beneath them as a psychological safety net.
archives.cnn.com /2001/TECH/space/07/22/shuttle.undock/index.html   (664 words)

  
 STS-104 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
STS-104 also carries a spacelab pallet with four High Pressure Gas Assembly containers that were attached to the exterior of the airlock.
Mission Specialists Michael Gernhardt and James Reilly conducted three space walks while Space Shuttle Atlantis was docked to the International Space Station.
During the first space walk, Gernhardt and Reilly assisted in the installation of the airlock.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/STS-104   (388 words)

  
 SignOn San Diego Science News -- Astronauts hook up three of four gas tanks to new passageway of international space ...
Space shuttle Atlantis astronauts Michael Gernhardt and James Reilly II installed two oxygen tanks and a nitrogen tank needed to pressurize the new $164 million air lock during a 6½-hour spacewalk that started late Tuesday.
NASA intended for them to add only two of the four tanks to the air lock during the spacewalk, but the work was so speedy that flight controllers decided to add the third.
Gernhardt and Reilly ventured out an hour late Tuesday because the hard drive in one of three computers needed to operate the Canadian-built robot arm failed.
www.signonsandiego.com /news/science/20010718-0408-spaceshuttle.html   (565 words)

  
 Aquanaut Profiles | Mission & Project Info | NOAA’s Aquarius Undersea Laboratory
He has flown four space shuttle missions during which he had a variety of responsibilities including flight engineer, on–orbit “blue shift” lead, robot arm operator, and lead space walker.
He has performed four space walks, including three on STS–104 in July of this year, in which the airlock was installed, activated and used to make the first space walks from the International Space Station.
Gernhardt also served as NASA’s principle investigator on multi–laboratory effort to develop a new decompression protocol, which uses exercise during oxygen prebreathe to increase nitrogen elimination prior to space walks from the Space Station.
www.uncw.edu /aquarius/2005/04_2005/m_gernhardt.htm   (246 words)

  
 Risk Symposium   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
She has since set the women's depth record for solo diving (1,000 meters/3,281 feet) and logged more than 6,000 diving hours—feats that garnered her the moniker “Her Deepness.” The author of five books and numerous scientific and popular articles, Earle tirelessly calls for the preservation and exploration of the world's marine ecosystems.
Michael Foale was selected as an astronaut candidate by NASA in June 1987.
Gernhardt was selected by NASA in March 1992, and reported to the Johnson Space Center in August 1992.
risksymposium.arc.nasa.gov /speaker_bios.html   (4956 words)

  
 SPACE.com -- Spacewalk No. 2 Tonight, Airlock Debut Still on Tap Despite Valve Trouble
Spacewalkers Michael Gernhardt and Jim Reilly work on the newly installed Quest airlock during STS-104 on July 15, 2001.
Astronauts Michael Gernhardt and James Reilly will set out late Tuesday on spacewalk to mount gas tanks on the International Space Station's newly installed Quest airlock.
Atlantis mission specialists Michael Gernhardt and James Reilly then will venture outside the joined shuttle-station complex to help install the 1,200-pound (540-kilogram) tank on the outer shell of the airlock, which is mounted to the station's U.S. Unity module.
www.space.com /missionlaunches/missions/sts104_am_010717.html   (918 words)

  
 Spaceflight Now | STS-104 | Atlantis Mission Specialist Gernhardt
His father, George M. Gernhardt, resides in Marco Island, Florida.
A three flight veteran, Dr. Gernhardt has logged over 931 hours in space, including 6 hours and 46 minutes of EVA.
Gernhardt is assigned to STS-104, where he will perform three spacewalks related to the assembly of the International Space Station (ISS).
www.spaceflightnow.com /station/stage7a/crew/gernhardt.html   (676 words)

  
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The 85th shuttle mission is "kind of a bridge to space station," said flight engineer Michael Gernhardt.
Halsell, Still, Michael Gernhardt, Donald Thomas, Janice Voss, Roger Crouch and Gregory Linteris, meanwhile, planned to fly back to Houston for debriefings and to await word on possible reflight options.
The 83rd shuttle mission is "kind of a bridge to space station," said astronaut Michael Gernhardt.
www.cbsnews.com /network/news/space/STS-83-94_Archive.txt   (11615 words)

  
 2004 OTC   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Michael Gernhardt currently serves as a member of the astronaut office EVA branch and as Principle Investigator of the Prebreath Reduction Program and Manager of Houston Space Center's Environmental Physiology Laboratory.
With NASA since March 1992, Gernhardt's technical assignments include nitrox diving development to support training for the Hubble Space Telescope repair; shuttle prelaunch vehicle checkout, crew ingress/egress responsibility; international research team leader for a new exercise prebreathe protocol to improve safety and efficiency of space walks.
Gernhardt received a BS degree in physics from Vanderbilt University in 1978, and a MS degree and doctorate in bioengineering from University of Pennsylvania, in 1983 and 1991, respectively.
www.otcnet.org /2004/pressroom/bios_photos.html   (4829 words)

  
 Welcome to the Mission and Crew Briefing Page
Mission Specialists standing from left are: Michael Gernhardt, Janet Kavandi and James Reilly.
Dr. Gernhardt has logged over 931 hours in space, including 6 hours and 46 minutes of spacewalks.
Gernhardt, shown here during pre-flight training, was born in Mansfield, Ohio.
www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov /briefing/sts104/mission.htm   (2450 words)

  
 RedOrbit - Space - Forum Focusing on Space and Water
Jun. 15--PANAMA CITY -- Astronaut Michael Gernhardt and aquanaut Bill Todd are key speakers at Florida State University-Panama City's diving symposium today inside the school's auditorium.
Gernhardt and Todd each will deliver a presentation about their diving and space flight background.
Gernhardt is a member of the Astronaut Office Extravehicular Activity Branch and is principal investigator of the Prebreathe Reduction Program and manager of JSC's Environmental Physiology Laboratory.
www.redorbit.com /news/space/539412/forum_focusing_on_space_and_water/index.html?source=r_space   (388 words)

  
 CNN.com - Space station about to get front door - July 2, 2001
He said it's critical that the crews get their lingo and choreography down because there will be times when the shuttle robot arm and the station robot arm come within inches of each other.
They will be mission specialists Michael Gernhardt and James Reilly, who will spend 18 hours outside the shuttle and space station working to install the air lock.
She will hand them off, one by one, to Gernhardt and Reilly for installation on the new air lock.
archives.cnn.com /2001/TECH/space/07/02/shuttle   (702 words)

  
 Sandcastle V.I. - Spaceflight Directory - Space Shuttle Flight Details 9
Because only a limited amount on in-orbit science was accomplished, NASA later made the decision to refly the STS-83/MSL 1 mission (called STS-94) in July 1997.
Astronaut David Wolf replaced Michael Foale aboard Mir, staying for about 4 months.
During the mission, astronaut Parazynski and cosmonaut Titov made a spacewalk from Atlantis to retrieve some scientific experiments from the outside of the Mir space station.
www.sandcastlevi.com /space/sts-081.htm   (1079 words)

  
 STS-83 KSC-97PC-0564 - STS-83 Mission Specialist Michael L. Gernhardt suits up
Description: STS-83 Mission Specialist Michael L. Gernhardt is assisted into his launch/entry suit in the Operations and Checkout (O&C) Building.
Gernhardt will be in charge of the Blue shift and as flight engineer will operate and maintain the orbiter while Halsell and Still are asleep as members of the Red shift.
Gernhardt and six fellow crew members will shortly depart the O&C and head for Launch Pad 39A, where the Space Shuttle Columbia will lift off during a launch window that opens at 2:00 p.m.
science.ksc.nasa.gov /gallery/photos/1997/captions/KSC-97PC-0564.html   (271 words)

  
 GPN-2000-001074 - Gernhardt on Robot Arm   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
The pale blue Earth serves as backdrop for astronaut Michael Gernhardt during his Extravehicular Activity (EVA).
A thermal cube is attached to the RMS and records temperatures during spacesuit evaluations.
Unlike earlier spacewalking astronauts, Gernhardt was able to use an electronic cuff checklist, a prototype developed for the assembly of the International Space Station (ISS).
grin.hq.nasa.gov /ABSTRACTS/GPN-2000-001074.html   (108 words)

  
 SignOn San Diego Science News -- Astronauts prepare for first spacewalk through new space station air lock
SPACE CENTER, Houston – Astronauts at the international space station got a breather from high-tech electrical and plumbing duties early Friday as they prepared to use a new $164 million portal for the first time.
Space shuttle Atlantis astronauts Michael Gernhardt and James Reilly II were scheduled to start a 4½-hour spacewalk from the new air lock early Saturday.
Gernhardt and Reilly plan to use the spacewalk to attach the fourth gas tank needed to pressurize the air lock, and they were looking forward to trying out the new entryway.
www.signonsandiego.com /news/science/20010720-0123-spaceshuttle.html   (389 words)

  
 STS-104/7A US Joint Airlock   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
There is 4 hours margin to in the schedule to get power reapplied to the module which can be without power heating for 6-10 hours (power must be applied by EVA connectors, or interior connectors or interior waterlines to flow warm station water in the module lines to prevent freezing).
Gernhardt will release the latches holding the first tank in the payload bay to allow the SSRMS, to lift the tanks up to the airlock.
The shuttle RMS could not place the tanks in the right area of the airlock to make it possible for the astronauts to man handle the tanks into proper position, but the tanks can be lifted by the RMS although no contingency is envisioned where this would be needed.
home.comcast.net /~spacereport/pc/sts104PC.html   (3690 words)

  
 Space Shuttle Operations
After four highly successful flights earlier in 1995, NASA launched STS-69, Orbiter Endeavour, on September 7 for a very demanding mission in which-for the first time-two separate payloads were deployed from the Orbiter and later retrieved.
During its period of free flight, WSF-2 was able to perform four of seven planned thin film growth runs, despite attitude control problems.
They tested a variety of tools and techniques that may be employed in assembly of the International Space Station and evaluated improvements made to their extravehicular activity (EVA) suits.
www.sti.nasa.gov /tto/spinoff1996/6.html   (1225 words)

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