Frederick W. Sturckow
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Frederick Wilford "Rick" Sturckow is an engineer, retired United States Marine Corps officer, former NASA astronaut, and commercial spacecraft pilot. Sturckow is a veteran of four Space Shuttle missio
Sturckow in 1995
View of Astronaut Rick Sturckow, STS-117 Commander, giving the thumbs up while wearing a Marine Corps hat
STS-88 Pilot Rick Sturckow poses for a photo on the aft flight deck with the International Space Station (ISS) stack reflected in the overhead windows.
STS-88
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STS-88 was the first Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station. It was flown by Space Shuttle Endeavour, and took the first American module, the Unity node, to the station.
Frederick W. Sturckow
…Galactic suborbital space flights, earning him record of being launched into space more than any other human, as of November 2025. He flew as a pilot on STS-88 and STS-105 and as a commander on STS-117 and STS-128. All four missions docked with the International Space Station, making Sturckow one of three…
Endeavour's Canadarm positions Zarya above Unity, immediately prior to mating
Left to right – Front: Krikalev, Currie; Back: Ross, Cabana, Sturckow, NewmanSpace Shuttle program← STS-95 (92)STS-96 (94) →
STS-88 launches from Kennedy Space Center, 4 December 1998.
The ISS after STS-88 construction.