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John D. Olivas

Retired· NASA · American

John D. Olivas

John Daniel "Danny" Olivas is an American engineer and a former NASA astronaut. Olivas has flown on two space shuttle missions, STS-117 and STS-128. He...

Spaceflights

2

Time in space

27days

Spacewalks

5

Spacewalking

34 h 27 m

in total

Spacewalks

Bars drawn to scale, 0 to 8 hours

STS-117 EVA 1
Jun 11, 2007
6 h 15 m
STS-117 EVA 3
Jun 15, 2007
7 h 58 m
STS-128 EVA 1
Sep 1, 2009
6 h 35 m
STS-128 EVA 2
Sep 3, 2009
6 h 38 m
STS-128 EVA 3
Sep 5, 2009
7 h 01 m

0 h2 h4 h6 h8 h

Flights

Success· Flight 2

STS-128

Launched: Aug 29, 2009 · 03:59 UTC
Rocket: Space Shuttle
From: Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center
Destination: International Space Station
Landed: Sep 12, 2009

Crewmates

Frederick W. SturckowVG
Kevin A. FordNASA
José HernándezNASA
Christer FuglesangESA
Nicole StottNASA
Patrick G. ForresterNASA

Success· Flight 1

STS-117

Launched: Jun 8, 2007 · 23:38 UTC
Rocket: Space Shuttle
From: Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center
Destination: International Space Station
Landed: Jun 22, 2007

Crewmates

Frederick W. SturckowVG
Lee ArchambaultNASA
Clayton AndersonNASA
James F. ReillyNASA
Patrick G. ForresterNASA
Steven SwansonNASA

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Biography

John Daniel "Danny" Olivas is an American engineer and a former NASA astronaut. Olivas has flown on two space shuttle missions, STS-117 and STS-128. He performed EVAs on both missions, totaling 34hrs 28min.

In 2013 Olivas joined the University of Texas at El Paso as Director of the Center for the Advancement of Space Safety and Mission Assurance Research (CASSMAR) and will oversee space initiatives on campus.

Facts

Agency: NASA
Status: Retired
Nationality: American
Born: May 25, 1966
First flight: Jun 8, 2007

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