NAME: Pamela Ann Melroy
Colonel,
USAF, Ret.
NASA Astronaut
PERSONAL
DATA: Born September 17, 1961, in Palo Alto, California. Married to Douglas W. Hollett. Considers
Rochester, New York, to be her hometown. Pam enjoys theatre, tap and jazz
dancing, reading, cooking, and flying. Her parents, David and Helen Melroy,
reside in upstate New
York.
EDUCATION: Graduated from Bishop Kearney High
School, Rochester, New York, in 1979. Bachelor of science degree in physics and
astronomy from Wellesley College, 1983. Master of science degree in earth & planetary
sciences from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1984.
ORGANIZATIONS: Member of the Wellesley College
Board of Trustees, the Society of Experimental Test Pilots, the Order of Daedalians,
and the 99s.
SPECIAL
HONORS:
Recipient of the Air Force Meritorious Service Medal, First Oak Leaf Cluster;
Air Medal, First Oak Leaf Cluster; Aerial Achievement Medal, First Oak Leaf
Cluster; and Expeditionary Medal, First Oak Leaf Cluster
EXPERIENCE: Melroy was commissioned through the
Air Force ROTC program in 1983. After completing a masters degree, she attended
Undergraduate Pilot Training at Reese Air Force Base in Lubbock, Texas and was graduated in 1985. She flew the KC-10 for six years
at Barksdale Air Force Base in Bossier City, Louisiana, as a copilot, aircraft commander
and instructor pilot. Melroy is a veteran of JUST CAUSE and DESERT
SHIELD/DESERT STORM, with over 200 combat and combat support hours. In June
1991, she attended the Air Force Test Pilot School at Edwards Air Force Base, California. Upon her graduation, she was
assigned to the C-17 Combined Test Force, where she served as a test pilot
until her selection for the astronaut program. She has logged over 5,000 hours
flight time in over 45 different aircraft. Melroy retired from the Air Force in
February 2007.
NASA
EXPERIENCE:
Selected as an astronaut candidate by NASA in December 1994, Melroy reported to
the Johnson Space Center in March 1995. She completed a year
of training and evaluation and is qualified for flight assignment as a shuttle
pilot. Initially assigned to astronaut support duties for launch and landing,
she has also worked Advanced Projects for the Astronaut Office. Melroy served
on the Columbia Reconstruction Team as the lead for the crew module. She served
as deputy project manager for a crew survival investigation team and also
performed CAPCOM duties in mission control. Melroy served as pilot on two
flights ( STS-92 in 2000 and STS-112 in 2002), and has logged over 562 hours in
space. Melroy is assigned to command the STS-120 mission that will deliver the
Node 2 connecting module to the International Space Station.
SPACE
FLIGHT EXPERIENCE: STS-92 Discovery (October 11-24, 2000) was launched from the Kennedy Space Center, Florida and returned to land at Edwards Air Force Base, California. During the 13-day flight, the
seven member crew attached the Z1 Truss and Pressurized Mating Adapter 3 to the
International Space Station using Discovery's
robotic arm and performed four space walks to configure these elements. This
expansion of the ISS opened the door for future assembly missions and prepared
the station for its first resident crew. The STS-92 mission was accomplished in
202 orbits, traveling 5.3 million miles in 12 days, 21 hours, 40 minutes and 25
seconds.
STS-112 Atlantis (October 7-18, 2002) launched from and returned to land at the Kennedy Space
Center, Florida. STS-112 was an International Space Station assembly mission
during which the crew conducted joint operations with the Expedition-5 by
delivering and installing the S-One Truss (the third piece of the station's
11-piece Integrated Truss Structure). It took three spacewalks to outfit and
activate the new component. The crew also transferred cargo between the two
vehicles and used the shuttle's thruster jets during two maneuvers to raise the
station's orbit. STS-112 was the first shuttle mission to use a camera on the
External Tank, providing a live view of the launch to flight controllers and
NASA TV viewers. The mission was accomplished in 170 orbits, traveling 4.5
million miles in 10 days, 19 hours, and 58 minutes.
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