"Pam has performed wonderfully as an astronaut," assumed Steve Lindsey, principal of the Astronaut Office at NASA's Johnson Sky Medium in Houston. "She has flown three lucky prosperous space shuttle missions and contributed in a variety of other technical areas in vogue her 14 verve of benefit near the Astronaut Office. Her administration as the chief of the STS-120 space shuttle post paved the way to six-person anthology operations on the Sophisticated Sky Place."
"As a classmate and a buddy, I suppose privileged to create served alongside her. We wish for Pam the best of grouping in her new charge -- she will be missed," Lindsey bonus.
Melroy flew on shuttle missions STS-92 in 2000, STS-112 in 2002 and STS-120 in 2007. She served as pilot on her first two flights and commanded the third. She has logged more than 924 hours in space, causal to the organize of the space station on every single one post. She was chosen as an astronaut in December 1994.
Melroy made history near Incursion 16 Head Peggy Whitson in October 2007 for example the hatches amid the space shuttle and space station were opened. They became the first feminine spacecraft commanders to interest space shuttle and space station missions at the same time.
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