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Air Force, and was selected to join NASA as a pilot in July 2000.īoe completed his first spaceflight on NASA's STS-126 mission on the space shuttle Endeavour. The 46-year old native of Atlantais a colonel in the U. Lindsey is married and has three children.Įric Boe will serve as the pilot of STS-133, Discovery's 39th flight. And I think that's really true in this case." Somebody once told me, you'll find as you get more experience, it's less about what you do on a mission, and more about who you get to fly it with. "They're a fantastic group of people to fly with. "Personally, I'm really excited to be flying with this crew," Lindsey said. The strong but soft-spoken Lindsey said he is excited to lead his fellow crewmembers on the 11-day expedition to the International Space Station. "It's a privilege to be able to fly the last flight of Discovery." "Discovery is a workhorse – fleet leader in number of flights," Lindsey said in a preflight briefing. He was selected as an astronaut candidate by NASA in 1995, and has made four spaceflights, two of those on shuttle Discovery. A native of Temple City, Calif., Lindsey is a retired colonel in the United States Air Force. Steve Lindsey, 50, is the commander of the mission. (Image credit: Courtesy of Justin Dernier/European Press Photo Agency) Commander Steve Lindsey gives a thumbs up to Kennedy employees who are cheering for the crew. During a simulated launch countdown, the STS-133 crew walks out of the Operations and Checkout Building to the waiting Astrovan at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.