Learn how and when to remove this template message, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=STS-52&oldid=958968288, Articles lacking in-text citations from May 2008, Wikipedia articles incorporating text from NASA, All Wikipedia articles written in American English, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 26 May 2020, at 14:46. During 12 days in space, Canadian astronaut Steve MacLean and his crewmates successfully resumed the assembly of the International Space Station. A delicate procedure is successfully completed on Space Shuttle Atlantis. Three spacewalks were carried out to put the new P3/P4 truss in service. He enjoys hiking, canoeing, flying, parachuting and gymnastics. We’ve had two accidents, Challenger and Columbia. The STS-115 and Expedition 13 crews utilized both shuttle and station robotic arms, Canadarm and Canadarm2, during installation activities. Steven Glenwood MacLean Template:Post-nominals (born December 14, 1954) is a Canadian astronaut. The crew of Atlantis restarts construction of the International Space Station. Steve MacLean. Image at right: Official portrait for Canadian Space Agency Astronaut and STS-115 Mission Specialist Steve MacLean. A 7 hour EVA to activate the solar panels on the P3/4 truss (2+3+4). Photo was taken during Expedition 13 … The Tank Pressure Control Experiment/Thermal Phenomena (TPCE/TP) was contained in a Getaway Special (GAS) canister in the orbiter's cargo bay. My first flight was delayed because of the Challenger accident. Mission STS-115 crewFrom left to right.Front row: Brent Jett and Christopher Ferguson.Back row: Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper, Joseph Tanner, Daniel Burbank and Steve MacLean. Steve is married to Nadine Wielgopolski and has three children. Upon his return to earth, from 2008 to 2013, Steve served as president of the Canadian Space Agency (CSA). Photo Credit: NASA That’s an interesting thing. During 12 days in space, Canadian astronaut Steve MacLean and his crewmates successfully resumed the assembly of the International Space Station. MacLean attended Merivale High School in Nepean, Ontario. Spacewalkers Joe Tanner, Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper, Dan Burbank and Steve MacLean connected power cables and activated gear readying the P3/P4 and its unfurled solar arrays for power generation. Steve MacLean (BSc ’77, PhD ’83, D.Sc ’93) has gone to greater heights than any other alumnus to date—literally! (Credit: NASA). For ten years Steve was an active presence on campus. Steve went to space for the second time on Mission STS-115 in 2006, and served as mission specialist on Space Shuttle Atlantis acting as flight engineer and robotics lead. He was then appointed Director General of the Canadian Astronaut Program for two years. This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Follow this link to skip to the main content, Don't Breathe Easy: Unique Challenges Mark Next Shuttle Mission. My first flight was delayed because of the Challenger accident. He cites US astronaut John Young, who flew on missions for both programs, as one of his early heroes. He also used the Space Vision System, developed by Neptec of Ottawa, Ontario, to help install a pair of solar panels on the station. Launching aboard Shuttle Atlantis, they delivered and installed new truss segments and solar arrays, doubling the power capacity of the orbiting laboratory. STS-115 Mission Specialist 4 Steve MacLean (Ph.D.) Canadian Space Agency astronaut NASA BIOGRAPHY Posted: September 3, 2006 Some of the ashes of Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry were also carried aboard the orbiter for the duration of the mission. And the camaraderie with the students, and with his former gymnastics friends, is very present in his life still. USMP-1 experiments were: Lambda Point Experiment; Matériel Pour L'Etude Des Phénomènes Intéressant La Solidification Sur Et En Orbite (MEPHISTO), sponsored by the French agency Centre National d'Études Spatiales; and Space Acceleration Measurement System (SAMS). He enjoys hiking, canoeing, flying, parachuting and gymnastics. He is a recipient of a Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Councilpost graduate scholarship in 1980, two Ontario graduate scholarships, one in 1981 and the other in 1982, and a Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council postdoctoral fe… As a child, Steve MacLean’s interest in science was inspired by the televised NASA shuttle launches and landings that were part of the Gemini and Apollo space programs of the 1960s and early 1970s. A small, specially marked satellite, the Canadian Target Assembly, was deployed on day nine, to support SVS experiments. The orbiter also was used as a reference point for calibrating an Ultraviolet Plume Instrument on an orbiting Strategic Defense Initiative Organization satellite. So it’s been an incredible experience for him. Image at right: Official portrait for Canadian Space Agency Astronaut and STS-115 Mission Specialist Steve MacLean. On this mission, On September 13 Dr. MacLean also became the second Canadian to walk in space after Chris Hadfield. Steven Glenwood MacLean Template:Post-nominals (born December 14, 1954) is a Canadian astronaut. ON Canada He has published over 25 scientific and technical publications and has received numerous international honours, including the Canadian Meritorious Service Cross. He became the first Canadian to operate Canadarm2, and the second to walk in space. He attended elementa… Steve MacLean took part in the success of mission STS-115 by operating Canadarm2 almost every day, becoming the first Canadian to operate the International Space Station's robotic arm in space. javascript is enabled. (416) 736-2100, Astronaut, Executive, ProfessorBSc '77 (Physics), PhD '83 (Physics), DSc '93. An astronaut and influential member of the Canadian space community, Dr. MacLean began his incredible journey right here at York. NASA began a tradition of playing music to astronauts during the Gemini program, and first used music to wake up a flight crew during Apollo 15. Following this mission, Steve became the Chief Science Advisor for the International Space Station (ISS) from 1993 to 1994. Now that everyone’s breathed a big sigh of relief that test flights of the space shuttle's safety improvements have gone well, it’s time to hold your breath again. (2) ASP, featuring three independent sensors mounted on a Hitchhiker plate in the cargo bay - Modular Star Sensor (MOSS), Yaw Earth Sensor (YES) and Low Altitude Conical Earth Sensor (LACES), all provided by the European Space Agency. Steve MacLean (BSc ’77, PhD ’83, D.Sc ’93) has gone to greater heights than any other alumnus to date—literally! We’ve had two accidents, Challenger and Columbia. Spacewalkers Joe Tanner, Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper, Dan Burbank and Steve MacLean connected power cables and activated gear readying the P3/P4 and its unfurled solar arrays for power generation. Primary mission objectives were deployment of the Laser Geodynamics Satellite II (LAGEOS-II) and operation of the U.S. Microgravity Payload-1 (USMP-1).LAGEOS-II, a joint effort between NASA and the Italian Space Agency (ASI), was deployed on day 2 and boosted into an initial elliptical orbit by ASI's Italian Research Interim Stage (IRIS). Photo Credit: NASA That’s an interesting thing. He received his Bachelor of Science (Honours) in 1977 and doctorate in 1983, both in physics, and was awarded the Murray G. Ross Award in 1977. MacLean served as a Mission Specialist on STS-115, which launched on September 9, 2006, and returned on September 21, 2006.He became the first Canadian to operate the robotic arm Canadarm2.On September 13, he performed his first spacewalk, a 7-hour EVA to activate the solar panels on the P3/4 truss – the second Canadian to do so, after Chris Hadfield. Meet the astronauts of the STS-115 mission aboard Space Shuttle Atlantis. Secondary payloads: (1) Canadian experiment, CANEX-2, located in both the orbiter's cargo bay and middeck and which consisted of Space Vision System (SVS); Materials Exposure in Low-Earth Orbit (MELEO); Queen's University Experiment in Liquid-Metal Diffusion (QUELD); Phase Partitioning in Liquids (PARLIQ); Sun Photospectrometre Earth Atmosphere Measurement-2 (SPEAM-2); Orbiter Glow-2 (OGLOW-2); and Space Adaptation Tests and Observations (SATO). The USMP-1, activated on day one, included three experiments mounted on two connected Mission Peculiar Equipment Support Structures (MPESS) mounted in the orbiter's cargo bay. Your browser or your browser's settings are not supported. Crew trains in Florida for mission to continue building the International Space Station. During this mission, Steve MacLean became the first Canadian to operate Canadarm2 for an official task in space and the second Canadian to perform a spacewalk. For ten years Steve was an active presence on campus. The spacecraft's apogee kick motor later circularized LAGEOS orbit at its operational altitude of 3,666 miles. Mission experience: He was on two space shuttles where he was the payload specialist of the STS-52 and the one of the mission specialists for the STS-115 where he was the second candian to do the spacewalk after Chris Hadfield. From 1974 until 1976 Steve worked in York sports administration and public relations, and taught part-time on campus from 1980 until 1983. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in physics in 1977 and a doctorate in physics in 1983 from York University in Toronto. He recognizes that, and the excellence of the teachers he knew there. They have three children. In 1977, he received the President's Award at York University (Murray G. Ross Award). (Credit: Canadian Space Agency), Time: 11:15 p.m. Eastern Daylight Saving Time (EDT), Mission duration: 11 days, 19 hours (h), 06 minutes (min). Because Canada had no astronautprogram of its own, however, MacLean did not envision a future as an astronaut. He currently resides in Saint-Lambert, Quebec. In September 2006, Steve MacLean Public School was opened in Ottawa, named after him. Steve MacLean. Later, he served as CAPCOM (Capsule Communicator) for both the ISS Program and the Shuttle Program, at the Johnson Space Center. Of his York experience, Nadine says her husband is “very proud.”, “Everywhere he goes, when he has a chance he talks about York,” she says. Selected as one of the first six Canadian astronauts in December 1983, Steve began astronaut training in February 1984. View of Canadian Space Agency Astronaut Steve MacLean, Mission Specialist (MS) floating into the Node 1/Unity. From October 22 to November 1, 1992, Steve MacLeanflew onboard Space ShuttleColumbia as a Payload Specialist for Mission STS-52. He was the President of the Canadian Space Agency, from September 1, 2008 to February 1, 2013. During this mission, Steve MacLean became the first Canadian to operate Canadarm2 for an official … Patch STS-115 A laser physicist himself, Dr. MacLean’s research has included work on electro-optics, laser-induced fluorescence of particles and crystals, and multi-photon laser spectroscopy. During this time he also competed with the Canadian National Gymnastics Team (1976 to 1977), and became a visiting scholar at Stanford University under the renowned laser physicist and Nobel Laureate A.L. The STS-115 crew completed a week of prelaunch training at Kennedy Space Center. From October 22 to November 1, 1992, Steve flew onboard Space Shuttle Columbia as a Payload Specialist for Mission STS-52. Credit: NASA The STS-115 crew delivered and installed the P3/P4 truss structure on the International Space Station. To get the best experience possible, please download a compatible browser. Primary mission objectives were deployment of the Laser Geodynamics Satellite II (LAGEOS-II) and operation of the U.S. Microgravity Payload-1 (USMP-1).