Janet Lynn Kavandiová

Janet Lynn Kavandiová
Janet Lynn Kavandiová
Janet Lynn Kavandiová
Astronaut NASA
Státní příslušnostUSA USA
Datum narození17. července 1959 (63 let)
Místo narozeníSpringfield, Missouri
Předchozí
zaměstnání
chemička
Čas ve vesmíru33 dní, 20 hodin a 8 minut
Kosmonaut od1994
MiseSTS-91, STS-99, STS-104
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Janet Lynn Kavandiová (*17. července 1959 Springfiel, stát Missouri) je americká vědkyně v oboru chemie a kosmonautka. Ve vesmíru byla třikrát.

Život

Studium a zaměstnání

Narodila se jako Janet Lynn Sellersová. Absolvovala střední školu Carthage Senior High School, po jejím ukončení v roce 1977 pokračovala ve studiu chemie na Missouri Southern State College v Joplinu (ukončila 1980) a na University of Missouri v Rolla (ukončila 1982) a na Washingtonské univerzitě, kde roku 1990 získala doktorát.

Pracovala u společností Eagle-Picher Industries v Joplinu (1982–1984) a u Boeing Defense and Space Group v Seattle (1984–1994).

V roce 1995 se zapojila do výcviku budoucích kosmonautů v Houstonu, o rok později byla členkou jednotky kosmonautů v NASA.

Vdala se, jejím manželem je John Kavandi.

Lety do vesmíru

Na oběžnou dráhu se v raketoplánu dostala s funkcí letová specialistka třikrát, pracovala na orbitálních stanicích Mir i ISS, strávila ve vesmíru 33 dní, 20 hodin a 8 minut. Byla 380. člověkem ve vesmíru, 35. ženou.

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STS099-(S)-001 (JUNE 1999) STS-99 INSIGNIA -- The crew members designed the flight insignia for the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM), the most ambitious Earth mapping mission to date. Two radar antennas, one located in the Shuttle bay and the other located on the end of a 60-meter deployable mast, will be used during the mission to map Earth's features. The goal is to provide a 3-dimensional topographic map of the world's surface up to the Arctic and Antarctic Circles. The clear portion of Earth illustrates the radar beams penetrating its cloudy atmosphere and the unique understanding of the home planet that is provided by space travel. The grid on Earth reflects the mapping character of the SRTM mission. The patch depicts the Space Shuttle Endeavour orbiting Earth in a star spangled universe. The rainbow along Earth's horizon resembles an orbital sunrise. The crew deems the bright colors of the rainbow as symbolic of the bright future ahead because of human beings' venturing into space.
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STS104-S-001 (March 2001) --- STS-104, International Space Station (ISS) assembly mission 7A, marks the completion of the initial assembly phase of ISS. The 7A crew will install, activate, and perform the first space walk from the Joint Airlock. The Joint Airlock will enable crews to perform space walks in either United States or Russian spacesuits while recovering over 90 percent of the gases that were previously lost when airlocks were vented to the vacuum of space. This patch depicts the launch of Space Shuttle Atlantis and the successful completion of the mission objectives as signified by the view of the ISS with the airlock installed. The astronaut symbol is displayed behind Atlantis as a tribute to the many crews that have flown before. The hard work, dedication, and teamwork of the airlock team is represented by the ISS components inside the payload bay which include the Joint Airlock and four high pressure gas tanks containing nitrogen and oxygen. In the words of a STS-104 crew spokesperson, "The stars and stripes background is symbolic of the commitment of a nation to this challenging international endeavor and to our children who represent its future." The NASA insignia design for Shuttle flights is reserved for use by the astronauts and for other official use as the NASA Administrator may authorize. Public availability has been approved only in the form of illustrations by the various news media. When and if there is any change in this policy, which is not anticipated, it will be publicly announced.
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This is the crew patch for the STS-91 mission – the ninth flight of the Shuttle-Mir Phase One docking missions. The crew will bring back Andrew S. W. Thomas, the last long-duration American crew member flown on the Russian Space Station Mir. This mission marks the end of the Shuttle-Mir Phase One Program and will open the way for Phase Two: construction of the International Space Station (ISS).

The crew patch depicts the rendezvous of the Space Shuttle Discovery with the Space Station Mir. The flags of the United States and Russia are displayed at the top of the patch and both countries are visible on the Earth behind the two spacecraft. The names of the American crew members surround the insignia on the outer areas, with the name of cosmonaut Valeriy Ryumin in Cyrillic at the lower right.

The Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS) is an international payload planned to fly in the payload bay of Discovery. Two thin golden streams flowing into the AMS represent charged elementary particles. The detection of antimatter in space will help scientists better understand the physics and origins of the universe.
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Janet L. Kavandi