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	+ Home   + Space Station Section + Astronauts STS-121 will be the first spaceflight for astronauts Mike Fossum, Lisa Nowak and Stephanie Wilson. + More NASA Facts...		+ NASA Home > Mission Sections > Space Shuttle > Shuttle Missions > STS-121 Image above: STS121-S-002 (5 April 2006) -- These seven astronauts take a break from training to pose for the STS-121 crew portrait. From the left are astronauts Stephanie D. Wilson, Michael E. Fossum, both mission specialists; Steven W. Lindsey, commander; Piers J. Sellers, mission specialist; Mark E. Kelly, pilot; European Space Agency astronaut Thomas Reiter of Germany; and Lisa M. Nowak, both mission specialists. Image credit: NASA + High resolution image. Commander Steve Lindsey Lindsey is assigned to command the crew of STS-121. He flew as a pilot on STS-87 in 1997 and STS-95 in 1998, and was mission commander on STS-104 in 2001. + Read 2006 interview + View biography + Flight menu (PDF 61 Kb) Pilot Mark Kelly Kelly flew on STS-108 in 2001, and has logged almost 12 days in space. Kelly is assigned as the pilot on STS-121. + Read profile + Read 2006 interview + View biography + Flight menu (PDF 63 Kb) Mission Specialist Mike Fossum As a Capsule Communicator (CAPCOM) in Mission Control, Fossum supported several flights. He is currently assigned to the crew of STS-121 as a mission specialist. + Read 2006 interview + View biography + Flight menu (PDF 60 Kb) Mission Specialist Lisa Nowak Nowak recently served in the Astronaut Office Robotics Branch and in the CAPCOM Branch. She is assigned to the crew of STS-121 on her first flight. + Read 2006 interview + View biography + Flight menu (PDF 57 Kb) Mission Specialist Stephanie Wilson Selected by NASA in April 1996, Wilson reported to the Johnson Space Center in August 1996. Wilson is assigned to the crew of STS-121 on her first flight. + Read 2006 interview + View biography + Flight menu (PDF 60 Kb) Mission Specialist Piers Sellers Sellers completed his first flight on STS-112, including almost 20 EVA hours in three spacewalks. He is assigned to the crew of STS-121 as a mission specialist. + Read 2006 interview + View biography + Flight menu (PDF 61 Kb) Mission Specialist Thomas Reiter Representing the European Space Agency (ESA), Reiter will remain on the space station, working with the station crew under a contract between the ESA and the Russian Federal Space Agency. + Read 2006 interview + View biography + Flight menu (PDF 54 Kb) Payloads at the Pad The STS-121 payloads are packed up and delivered to the launch pad. + View Video (Real) + View Video (Windows) STS-121 Crew Prepares for Space + Read More STS-121 Imagery Check out the latest photos from the STS-121 mission. + View STS-121 Crew Portrait + View + View Archives
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