Steve MacLean
Steven Glenwood MacLean (born December 14, 1954) is a Canadian astronaut. He is a laser-physicist, and his research has included work on electro-optics, laser-induced fluorescence of particles and crystals and multi-photon laser spectroscopy. MacLean served as a Mission Specialist on STS-115, which launched on September 9, 2006, and returned on September 21, 2006. He became the first Canadian to operate the robotic arm Canadarm2. On September 13, he performed his first spacewalk, a 7 hour EVA to activate the solar panels on the P3/4 truss â the second Canadian to do so, after Chris Hadfield.
Spaceflights
No. Mission Position Time Duration
1 STS-52 PSP 22.10. - 01.11.1992 9d 20h 56m
2 STS-115 MSP 09.09. - 21.09.2006 11d 19h 06m
Total 21d 16h 02m
