NASA Astronaut Charles Hobaugh Portrait

Full Colour 8"x10" Glossy Photo of NASA Astronaut Charles Hobaugh

NASA EXPERIENCE:  Selected by NASA in April 1996, Hobaugh reported to the Johnson Space Center in August 1996.  He completed two years of training and evaluation, and was qualified for flight assignment as a pilot.  Hobaugh was initially assigned technical duties in the Astronaut Office Spacecraft Systems/Operations Branch.  Projects included Landing and Rollout, evaluator in the Shuttle Avionics Integration Laboratory, Advanced Projects, Multifunction Electronics Display Enhancements, Advanced Cockpit and Cockpit Upgrade, Rendezvous and Close Proximity Operations and Visiting Vehicles prior to his first flight assignment.  He also served as Capsule Communicator, working in the Mission Control Center as the voice to the crew.  A veteran of two space flights, Hobaugh has logged over 612 hours in space.  He was the pilot on STS-104 in 2001 and STS-118 in 2007.  Hobaugh is assigned to command the crew of the STS-129 mission, targeted for launch in November 2009.  The mission and will deliver two Express Logistics Carriers (ELC racks) to the International Space Station.  The mission will also feature three spacewalks and will bring back to earth NASA Astronaut, Nicole Stott.

SPACE FLIGHT EXPERIENCE:  STS-104 (July 12-24, 2001) was the 10th mission to the International Space Station (ISS).  During the 13-day flight the crew conducted joint operations with the Expedition-2 crew and performed three spacewalks to install the joint airlock “Quest” and to outfit it with four high-pressure gas tanks.  The mission was accomplished in 200 Earth orbits, traveling 5.3 million miles in 306 hours and 35 minutes. STS-118 (August 7-21, 2007) was the 119th space shuttle flight, the 22nd flight to the station, and the 20th flight for Endeavour.  During the mission Endeavour's crew successfully added another truss segment, a new gyroscope and external spare parts platform to the International Space Station.  A new system that enables docked shuttles to draw electrical power from the station to extend visits to the outpost was activated successfully.  A total of four spacewalks (EVAs) were performed by three crew members.  Endeavour carried some 5,000 pounds of equipment and supplies to the station and returned to Earth with some 4,000 pounds of hardware and no longer needed equipment.  Traveling 5.3 million miles in space, the STS-118 mission was completed in 12 days, 17 hours, 55 minutes and 34 seconds.

JUNE 2009