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Aviation Chronology: 2000s

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Birthdates of female pilots/groundcrew, etc. are not given individual entries, but listed in the first entry for each woman.

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Name Date(s) Notes Bibliography
2000 2000 2000
2000
Janet L. Kavandi
Janice E. Voss
February 11, 2000 The space shuttle Endeavour takes flight into space.

Complete crew/b>
Kevin R. Kregel - Mission Commander
Dominic L. Pudwill Gorie - Pilot
Janet L. Kavandi - Mission Specialist
Janice E. Voss - Mission Specialist
Mamoru Mohri - Mission Specialist - Japan
Gerhard P.J. Thiele - Mission Specialist - Germany

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Janet L. Kavandi
Janice E. Voss
February 22, 2000 The space shuttle Endeavour returns to Earth.

Complete crew/b>
Kevin R. Kregel - Mission Commander
Dominic L. Pudwill Gorie - Pilot
Janet L. Kavandi - Mission Specialist
Janice E. Voss - Mission Specialist
Mamoru Mohri - Mission Specialist - Japan
Gerhard P.J. Thiele - Mission Specialist - Germany

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Mary E. Weber
Susan J. Helms
February 22, 2000 The space shuttle Atlantis takes off.

Complete crew/b>
James D. Halsell, Jr. - Mission Commander
Scott J. Horowitz - Pilot
Mary E. Weber - Mission Specialist
Jeffrey N. Williams - Mission Specialist
James S. Voss - Mission Specialist
Susan J. Helms - Mission Specialist
Yury V. Usachev - Mission Specialist - Russia

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Mary E. Weber
Susan J. Helms
May 29, 2000 The space shuttle Atlantis returns to Earth.

Complete crew/b>
James D. Halsell, Jr. - Mission Commander
Scott J. Horowitz - Pilot
Mary E. Weber - Mission Specialist
Jeffrey N. Williams - Mission Specialist
James S. Voss - Mission Specialist
Susan J. Helms - Mission Specialist
Yury V. Usachev - Mission Specialist - Russia

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American space exploration September 8, 2000 The space shuttle Atlantis is launched into space.

Complete crew/b>
Terrence W. Wilcutt - Commander
Scott D. Altman - Pilot
Daniel C. Burbank - Mission Specialist
Edward T. Lu - Mission Specialist
Richard A. Mastracchio - Mission Specialist
Yuri Malenchenko - Mission Specialist - Russia
Boris Morukov - Mission Specialist - Russia

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American space exploration September 19, 2000 The space shuttle Atlantis returns to Earth.

Complete crew/b>
Terrence W. Wilcutt - Commander
Scott D. Altman - Pilot
Daniel C. Burbank - Mission Specialist
Edward T. Lu - Mission Specialist
Richard A. Mastracchio - Mission Specialist
Yuri Malenchenko - Mission Specialist - Russia
Boris Morukov - Mission Specialist - Russia

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Pamela A. Melroy October 11, 2000 This is the 100th space shuttle mission.

Pamela A. Melroy (born September 17, 1961) pilots the space shuttle Discovery (STS-92).

Complete crew/b>
Brian Duffy - Commander
Pamela A. Melroy - Pilot
Koichi Wakata - Japan
Leroy Chiao - Mission Specialist
Peter J.K. Wisoff - Mission Specialist
Michael E. Lopez-Alegria - Mission Specialist
William S. McArthur - Mission Specialist

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Pamela A. Melroy October 24, 2000 The 100th space shuttle mission ends safely. The mission lasts for 12 days.

Complete crew/b>
Brian Duffy - Commander
Pamela A. Melroy - Pilot
Koichi Wakata - Japan
Leroy Chiao - Mission Specialist
Peter J.K. Wisoff - Mission Specialist
Michael E. Lopez-Alegria - Mission Specialist
William S. McArthur - Mission Specialist

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2001 2001 2001
2001
Marsha S. Ivins February 7, 2001 The space shuttle Atlantis takes flight into space. Astronaut Marsha S. Ivins is on her fifth mission.

Complete crew/b>
Kenneth D. Cockrell - Commander
Mark L. Polansky - Pilot
Robert L. Curbeam - Mission Specialist
Thomas D. Jones - Mission Specialist
Marsha S. Ivins - Mission Specialist

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Marsha S. Ivins February 20, 2001 The space shuttle Atlantis returns safely to Earth.

Complete crew/b>
Kenneth D. Cockrell - Commander
Mark L. Polansky - Pilot
Robert L. Curbeam - Mission Specialist
Thomas D. Jones - Mission Specialist
Marsha S. Ivins - Mission Specialist

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American space exploration March 8, 2001 The space shuttle Discovery is launched into space.

Complete crew/b>
James D. Wetherbee - Commander
James M. Kelly - Pilot
Andrew S. W. Thomas - Mission Specialist
Paul W. Richards - Mission Specialist

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American space exploration March 21, 2001 The space shuttle Discovery returns safely to Earth.

Complete crew/b>
James D. Wetherbee - Commander
James M. Kelly - Pilot
Andrew S. W. Thomas - Mission Specialist
Paul W. Richards - Mission Specialist

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American space exploration April 19, 2001 The space shuttle Endeavour (STS-100) launches into space.

Complete crew/b>
Kent V. Rominger - Mission Commander
Jeffrey S. Ashby - Pilot
Chris Hadfield - Mission Specialist - Canada
Scott E. Parazynski - Mission Specialist
John L. Phillips - Mission Specialist
Umberto Guidoni - Mission Specialist - Italy
Yuri Lonchakov - Mission Specialist - Russia

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American space exploration May 1, 2001 The space shuttle Endeavour (STS-100) successfully returns to Earth.

Complete crew/b>
Kent V. Rominger - Mission Commander
Jeffrey S. Ashby - Pilot
Chris Hadfield - Mission Specialist - Canada
Scott E. Parazynski - Mission Specialist
John L. Phillips - Mission Specialist
Umberto Guidoni - Mission Specialist - Italy
Yuri Lonchakov - Mission Specialist - Russia

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Janet L. Kavandi July 12, 2001 The space shuttle Atlantis (STS-104) successfully returns to Earth.

Complete crew/b>
Steven W. Lindsey - Mission Commander Charles O. Hobaugh - Pilot Michael L. Gernhardt - Mission Specialist Janet L. Kavandi - Mission Specialist James F. Reilly - Mission Specialist

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Janet L. Kavandi July 21, 2001 The space shuttle Atlantis (STS-104) successfully returns to Earth.

Complete crew/b>
Steven W. Lindsey - Mission Commander Charles O. Hobaugh - Pilot Michael L. Gernhardt - Mission Specialist Janet L. Kavandi - Mission Specialist James F. Reilly - Mission Specialist

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American space exploration August 10, 2001 The space shuttle Discovery (STS-105) successfully returns to Earth.

Complete crew/b>
Scott J. Horowitz - Commander
Frederick W. Sturckow - Pilot
Daniel T. Barry - Mission Specialist
Patrick G. Forrester - Mission Specialist

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Linda Godwin December 5, 2001 The space shuttle Endeavour (STS-108) launches into space.

Complete crew/b>
Dominic L. Gorie - Commander
Mark E. Kelly - Pilot
Daniel M. Tani - Mission Specialist
Linda M. Godwin - Mission Specialist

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Linda Godwin December 17, 2001 The space shuttle Endeavour (STS-108) successfully returns to Earth.

Complete crew/b>
Dominic L. Gorie - Commander
Mark E. Kelly - Pilot
Daniel M. Tani - Mission Specialist
Linda M. Godwin - Mission Specialist

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2002 2002 2002
2002
Mancy J. Currie March 1, 2002 The space shuttle Columbia takes flight into space.

Complete crew/b>
Scott D. Altman - Commander
Duane G. Carey - Pilot
John M. Grunsfeld - Payload Commander
Nancy J. Currie - Mission Specialist
James H. Newman - Mission Specialist
Richard M. Linnehan - Mission Specialist
Michael J. Massimino - Mission Specialist

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Mancy J. Currie March 12, 2002 The space shuttle Columbia returns successfully to Earth.

Complete crew/b>
Scott D. Altman - Commander
Duane G. Carey - Pilot
John M. Grunsfeld - Payload Commander
Nancy J. Currie - Mission Specialist
James H. Newman - Mission Specialist
Richard M. Linnehan - Mission Specialist
Michael J. Massimino - Mission Specialist

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