Carl Meade

Carl Joseph Meade
Carl Joseph Meade
Carl Joseph Meade
Astronaut NASA
Státní příslušnostUSA USA
Datum narození16. listopadu 1950 (72 let)
Místo narozeníChanute Air Force Base, stát Illinois
Předchozí
zaměstnání
Testovací pilot
Čas ve vesmíru29 dní, 16 hodin a 14 minut
Kosmonaut od1985
MiseSTS-38, STS-50, STS-64
Znaky misíSts-38-patch.pngSts-50-patch.pngSts-64-patch.png
Kosmonaut do1996
Pozdější zaměstnánídůchodce
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Carl Joseph Meade (*16. listopadu 1950 v Yanktonu, stát Illinois, USA), armádní letec a americký kosmonaut. Ve vesmíru byl třikrát.

Život

Studium a zaměstnání

Střední školu ukončil zdárně v roce 1968, do roku 1975 absolvoval vysokoškolská studia v Texasu a Kalifornii, poté školu testovacích letců na základně Edwards ABF.

V roce 1985 nastoupil k NASA v Houstonu, v letech 1985 až 1986 se podrobil výcviku a od roku 1986 se stal členem týmu amerických kosmonautů. V něm zůstal 10,5 let, do února 1996.

Z NASA odešel do společnosti Lockheed Skunk Works v Kalifornii.

Lety do vesmíru

Na oběžnou dráhu se v raketoplánech dostal třikrát a strávil ve vesmíru 29 dní, 16 hodin a 14 minut. V posádce zastával post letového specialisty. Absolvoval také jeden výstup do volného vesmíru (EVA), kde strávil téměř 7 hodin. Byl 235 člověkem ve vesmíru.

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portrait astronaut Carl Meade
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STS-64 Mission Insignia

The STS-64 patch depicts the Space Shuttle Discovery in a payload-bay-to-Earth attitude with its primary payload, Lidar In-Space Technology Experiment (LITE-1) operating in support of Mission to Planet Earth. LITE-1 is a lidar system that uses a three-wavelength laser, symbolized by the three gold rays emanating from the star in the payload bay that form part of the astronaut symbol. The major objective of the LITE-1 is to gather data about the Earth's troposphere and stratosphere, represented by the clouds and dual-colored Earth limb. A secondary payload on STS-64 is the free-flier SPARTAN 201 satellite shown on the Remote Manipulator System (RMS) arm post-retrieval. The RMS also operated another payload, Shuttle Plume Impingement Flight Experiment (SPIFEX). A newly tested extravehicular activity (EVA) maneuvering device, Simplified Aid for EVA Rescue (SAFER), represented symbolically by the two small nozzles on the backpacks of the two untethered EVA crew men. The names of the crew members encircle the patch: Astronauts Richard N. Richards, L. Blaine Hammond, Jr., Jerry M. Linenger, Susan J. Helms, Carl J. Meade and Mark C. Lee. The gold or silver stars by each name represent that person's parent service.
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STS-38 Mission Insignia

The STS-38 patch was designed to represent and pay tribute to all the men and woman who contribute to the Space Shuttle program. The top orbiter, with the stylistic Orbital Maneuvering System burn, symbolizes the continuing dynamic nature of the Space Shuttle Program. The bottom orbiter, a black and white mirror image, acknowledges the thousands of unheralded individuals who work behind the scenes in support of America's Space Shuttle program. This mirror image symbolizes the importance of their contributions.
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The crew patch of STS-50, United States Microgravity Laboratory-One (USML-1), captures a Space Shuttle traveling above Earth while trailing the USML banner. The Orbiter is oriented vertically in a typical attitude for microgravity science and in this position represents the numeral 1 in the mission's abbreviated title. This will be the first in a series of USML flights where the primary objective is microgravity science, planned and executed through the combined efforts of our country's government, industry, and academia.

Visible in the orbiter's payload bay are the Spacelab module, and the extended duration Orbiter "cryo" pallet which is being flown for the first time on STS-50. The small g and Greek letter mu on the Spacelab module symbolize the microgravity environment being used for research in the areas of materials science and fluid physics. The large block letter U extends outside of the patch's perimeter, symbolizing the potential for the experiments on this flight to expand the current boundaries of knowledge in microgravity science.

The Stars and Stripes of the USML block letter and the U.S. landmass visible in the Earth scene below the Orbiter reflect the crew's pride in the United States origin of all on-board experiments.