
The STS-127 Crew
In the front, from left to right: Doug Hurley, Pilot and Mark Polansky, Commander. In the back, from left to right: Mission Specialists Dave Wolf, Christopher Cassidy, Julie Payette, Tom Marshburn, and Tim Kopra. Kopra will become a station flight engineer replacing Koichi Wakata,
who will return home with the STS-127 crew.
| Photo | Astronaut | Function |
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Mark L. Polansky NASA Astronaut 3rd flight |
Commander |
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Douglas G. Hurley NASA Astronaut 1st flight |
Pilot |
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Julie Payette CSA Astronaut 2nd flight |
Mission Specialist; Flight Engineer |
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Christopher J. Cassidy NASA Astronaut 1st flight |
Mission Specialist |
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Thomas H. Marshburn NASA Astronaut 1st flight |
Mission Specialist |
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David A. Wolf NASA Astronaut 4th flight |
Mission Specialist |
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Timothy L. Kopra NASA Astronaut 1st long-duration mission on the ISS |
The mission will deliver Army Col. Timothy L. Kopra to the station to join Expedition 18 as a flight engineer and science officer. |
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Koichi Wakata JAXA Astronaut 1st long-duration mission on the ISS |
Japanese astronaut Koichi Wakata will return to Earth with the crew of STS-127. |