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Charles O. Hobaugh

Received this as a thank-you for helping out another space enthusiast. He notes, "The signature is certainly not an autopen and unless it's some type of printed signature - unlikely - it should be good. Seems like you mentioned that you could use one. I got it a few years ago, unasked for, as he probably just found some old request of mine and didn't know if he responded or not so sent that."

 

Ret. Marine Col. Charles O. Hobaugh was selected by NASA in April 1996, and reported to the Johnson Space Center in August 1996. He completed 2 years of training and evaluation and was qualified for flight assignment as a pilot.

 

A veteran of three spaceflights, Hobaugh has logged more than 876 hours in space. He was the pilot on STS-104 in 2001 and STS-118 in 2007 and was the commander of STS-129 in 2009.

 

Hobaugh resigned from NASA in August 2011.

 

STS-104/Atlantis (July 12 to July 24, 2001) was the 10th mission to the International Space Station (ISS). During the 13-day flight, the crew conducted joint operations with the Expedition 2 crew and performed three spacewalks (EVAs) to install the joint airlock, “Quest,” and outfit it with four high-pressure gas tanks.

 

The mission was accomplished in 200 Earth orbits, traveling 5.3 million miles in 306 hours and 35 minutes.

 

STS-118 (August 7 to August 21, 2007) was the 119th space shuttle flight, the 22nd flight to the station and the 20th flight for Endeavour.

 

During the mission, Endeavour's crew successfully added another truss segment, a new gyroscope and an external spare parts platform to the International Space Station. A new system that enables docked shuttles to draw electrical power from the station to extend visits to the outpost was activated successfully.

 

A total of four EVAs were performed by three crewmembers. Endeavour carried approximately 5,000 pounds of equipment and supplies to the station and returned to Earth with approximately 4,000 pounds of hardware and obsolete equipment.

 

Traveling 5.3 million miles in space, the STS-118 mission was completed in 12 days, 17 hours, 55 minutes and 34 seconds.

 

STS-129/Atlantis (November 16 to November 29, 2009) was the 31st shuttle flight to the International Space Station.

 

During the mission, the crew delivered two Express Logistics Carriers (ELC racks) to the International Space Station and approximately 30,000 pounds of replacement parts for systems that provide power to the station, keep it from overheating and maintain proper orientation in space. The mission also featured three EVAs.

 

The STS-129 mission was completed in 10 days, 19 hours, 16 minutes and 13 seconds, traveling 4.5 million miles in 171 orbits, and returning to Earth with NASA Astronaut, Nicole Stott, following her tour of duty aboard the International Space Station.

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