Challenge Crew

Designates crew members who will be
participating from the underwater station.

Buzz Aldrin, Retired Astronaut, Starcraft Enterprises

Edmund F. Ball, Retired manufacturing executive, Businessman, Rancher, Educator, Philanthropist, Aviator, Adventurer

David Breashears, Cinematographer, Mountain climber

James Cameron, Film Writer, Director and Producer

Kim Campbell, Director of Public Relations, Paws, Inc.

Eric Chamberland, 10th Grade Student

Brian James Collins, Certified Interpreter - CI/CT, Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf

Patsy A. Donn, Director, Counseling and Psychological Services Center and Professor of Psychology, Ball State University

Tom Dreschel, Science Education Coordinator, Life Sciences at Kennedy Space Center

Brett English, High School Student

Alyssa Friedland, Student, Challenge Crew

Adam Gouvan, High School Student at the Indiana School for the Deaf

Rosalind A. Grymes, Outreach Program Manager for Life Sciences

Loretta Hammel, High School Science Teacher

Richard Hensley, Owner, Senior Instructor, Big Red Divers Supply, Inc.

Teresa L. Huckleberry, High School Science Teacher

Amanda Huser, High School Student at the Indiana School for the Deaf

Helen Klein, Retired nurse, Marathon competitor

Tom Leaird, Owner: Tom Leaird's Underwater Service

David Liskowsky, Program Scientist at NASA Headquarters and STS-95 Life Science Program Scientist

Bernadette Luna, NASA Research Engineer

Dave McKenna, Assistant Superintendent, Indiana School for the Deaf

Mandy Mueller, Certified Interpreter - CI/CT, Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf

Kate Mulgrew, Plays Lead: Captain Kathryn Janeway on UPS's Star Trek: Voyager

Sebastian O'Kelly, Aide to Senator John Glenn

Ralph Pelligra, Medical Services Officer, NASA ARC

Sandra Perlmutter, Executive Director, President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports

Robert W. Phillips DVM, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, Colorado State University

Sonya Renner, Director of Development, Space Center Houston

Eugene W. Roddenberry, Technical Advisor, Earth: Final Conflict television series

Thomas Rogers, Chairman, The Sophron Foundation and President, The Space Transportation Association

Christopher Roosa, Former Congressional Staff Member, U.S. Marine Corps Reservist

Jessica Schmidt, High School Student at the Indiana School for the Deaf

Joan Vernikos, Director, NASA Life Sciences Division

Adam Wieser, High School Student at the Indiana School for the Deaf

Christine Wells, Professor Emerita, Exercise Science and Physical Education

Tom Whittaker, Professor, Adventure Education

John-Henry Williams, President, Hitter Communications

Scott Carpenter Space Analog Station

Mission Commanders:

Joe Bishop, Chief Engineer, Bishop Marine Services

Dennis Chamberland, NASA Bioengineer, Station commander

Karen Dodson, Crew Coordinator

Kathy Sablan, Mission Documentalist

Krisstina Wilmoth, Crew Coordinator

Mission Staff:

Robin Folsom, MARS Outreach Program project coordinator

John Han, Chief Graphic Specialist, Space Life Sciences/Outreach at NASA

Gail Hebert, Environmental Protection Specialist

Jennifer McCarter, Public Affairs Specialist

Bonnie McClain, NASA Life Sciences Education Programs Coordinator

Heather Onovi, Engineering Assistant, NASA's SHARP Program

Challenge Takers

Encouraging letters received by Sen. Glenn from Challenge Takers

Frank Herrelko, at 85, a Senior Olympic and World Senior Games competitor
Paulyn Howard, flew 55 years ago at the age of 16
Alan Nixon, offers to go along at age 90
Malcolm Nurnberg, suggested use of "seniors" in space flight in 1986
Fran Smith, 76 years old, new helicopter pilot
Tom Spivey, challenged by spinal muscular atrophy, benefits from space program
Katharine Trask, still snowmobiling at 91
Mary Anne Whelan's father was a pioneer aviator too!