Aug 11, 2009

Allard Beutel Kennedy Space Center, Fla 321-867-2468 allard beutel@nasa gov

John Yembrick Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 john yembrick-1@nasa gov

Nicole Cloutier-Lemasters Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 nicole cloutier-1@nasa gov

RELEASE: 09-187

NASA ASSIGNS CREW FOR STS-134 SHUTTLE MISSION, CHANGE TO STS-132

WASHINGTON -- NASA has assigned the crew for space shuttle mission STS-134 to the International Space Station The flight will deliver the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer, or AMS, to the station The AMS is a state-of-the-art cosmic ray particle physics detector designed to examine fundamental issues about matter and the origin and structure of the universe

Navy Capt Mark Kelly will command the STS-134 mission Retired Air Force Col Gregory H Johnson will serve as the pilot Mission Specialists are Air Force Col Michael Fincke, Greg Chamitoff and Andrew Feustel European Space Agency astronaut and Italian Air Force Col Roberto Vittori also will serve as a mission specialist

The flight will include three spacewalks and the installation of the AMS to the exterior of the space station using both the shuttle and station arms The AMS will be attached to the right side of the station's truss, or backbone

NASA also has named Air Force Col Michael Good to replace Karen Nyberg on shuttle Atlantis' STS-132 mission, targeted to launch in May 2010 Nyberg is being replaced due to a temporary medical condition Nyberg will be assigned to a technical role while she awaits a future assignment

Kelly previously served as the pilot of STS-108 in 2001 and STS-121 in 2006, and commander for STS-124 in 2008 He was born in Orange, N J , and considers West Orange, N J , to be his hometown Kelly has a bachelor's degree from the U S Merchant Marine Academy, King's Point, N Y , and a master's degree from the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, Calif

Johnson previously flew as a pilot on STS-123 in 2008 He was born in South Ruislip, Middlesex, United Kingdom, but graduated from Park Hills High School in Fairborn, Ohio Johnson has a bachelor's from the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo , and master's degrees from Columbia University and the University of Texas, Austin

Fincke is a veteran of two long-duration missions aboard the space station He served as the NASA science officer and flight engineer on Expedition 9, and commander for Expedition 18 He was born in Pittsburgh and considers Emsworth, Pa , his hometown He has an Associate Science degree from El Camino College in Torrance, Calif , two bachelor's degrees from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and master's degrees from Stanford University and the University of Houston - Clear Lake

Chamitoff, also a veteran of a long-duration spaceflight, served as NASA science officer and a flight engineer on Expeditions 17 and 18 He was born in Montreal and grew up in San Jose, Calif He holds a bachelor's degree from California Polytechnic State University, a master's degree from the California Institute of Technology, a second master's degree from UHCL and a doctorate from MIT

STS-134 is the second mission for Feustel, who flew as a mission specialist on STS-125 in May He has an Associate Science degree from Oakland Community College, Mich , a bachelor's and a master's degree from Purdue University, West Lafayette, Ind , and a doctorate from Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada Feustel considers Lake Orion, Mich , his hometown

Vittori is a veteran of two prior spaceflights to the space station aboard the Russian Soyuz spacecraft He was born in Viterbo, Italy He received his bachelor's degree from the Italian Air Force Academy and earned master's degrees from the University of Naples and University of Perugia

This will be the second mission for Good, who flew on STS-125 He was born in Parma, Ohio, and considers Broadview Heights, Ohio, to be his hometown He holds bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of Notre Dame

For complete astronaut biographical information, visit:

http://www jsc nasa gov/Bios

Video of the STS-134 crew members will air on NASA Television's Video File For downlink and scheduling information and links to streaming video, visit:

http://www nasa gov/ntv

For more information about NASA's Space Shuttle Program, visit:

http://www nasa gov/shuttle

For more information about AMS, visit:

http://www nasa gov/mission_pages/station/science/experiments/AMS-02 html

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