NAME: Steven "Steve"
Glenwood MacLean (Ph.D.)
Astronaut, Canadian Space Agency
PERSONAL DATA: Born December 14, 1954, in Ottawa,
Ontario, Steve MacLean is married, with children.
EDUCATION: Attended primary and secondary
schools in Ottawa. Received a Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Physics in 1977
and a Doctorate in Physics in 1983 from York University in Toronto, Ontario.
SPECIAL HONORS: Recipient of the President's Award
(Murray G. Ross Award) at York University (1977), a Natural Sciences and
Engineering Research Council (NSERC) Postgraduate Scholarship (1980), two
Ontario Graduate Scholarships (1981, 1982) and a NSERC Postdoctoral Fellowship
(1983). Honorary Doctorate of Science from the Royal Military College in
Saint-Jean, Quebec, another from York University, Toronto, and a third from
Acadia University, Halifax.
EXPERIENCE: From 1974 until 1976, Steve MacLean
worked in sports administration and public relations at York University, and
competed with the Canadian National Gymnastics Team from 1976 to 1977. He taught
part-time at York University from 1980 until 1983, and then became a visiting
scholar at Stanford University under the renowned laser physicist and Nobel
Laureate A.L. Shawlow. As a laser physicist himself, MacLean's research has
included work on electro-optics, laser-induced fluorescence of particles and
crystals, and multi-photon laser spectroscopy.
Selected as one of the first six Canadian astronauts
in December 1983, MacLean began astronaut training in February 1984. From 1987
to 1993 MacLean was the Program Manager for the Advanced Space Vision System
(ASVS), a computer-based camera system designed to provide guidance data that
enhances the control of both Canadarm
and Canadarm2.
In addition he was the Program Manager for the first prototype of the Laser
Camera System that now flies as part of the Inspection Sensor System on the
shuttle.
From 1988 to 1991 he also assumed the role of
Astronaut Advisor to the Strategic Technologies in Automation and Robotics
(STEAR) Program.
From October 22 to November 1, 1992, Steve MacLean
flew onboard Space Shuttle
Columbia as a Payload Specialist for Mission STS-52. During this mission, he performed a set of seven experiments known
as CANEX-2, which included the evaluation of the Space Vision System.
MacLean was the Chief Science Advisor for the International Space Station
from 1993 until 1994, when he was appointed Director General of the Canadian
Astronaut Program for two years.
In August 1996 MacLean began mission specialist
training at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. After successfully
completing basic training in 1998, he continued with advanced training while
fulfilling technical duties in the NASA Astronaut Office Robotics Branch. More
recently MacLean served as CAPCOM (Capsule Communicator) for both the
International Space Station (ISS) Program and the Shuttle Program, at the
Johnson Space Center.
In February 2002 Steve MacLean was assigned to his
second space flight. He will visit the ISS as a crewmember of Mission
STS-115. MacLean will become the first Canadian to operate Canadarm2 when
the crew adds trusses
to the Station and deploys
solar array panels. Steve MacLean will be the second Canadian to walk in
space.
Last updated: May 2006
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