Rick D. Husband (Colonel, US Air Force) - Mission Commander
William C. McCool (Commander, US Navy) - Pilot
Michael P. Anderson (Lieutenant Colonel, US Air Force) - Mission Specialist
David M. Brown (Captain, US Navy) - Mission Specialist
Kalpana Chawla, Ph.D. - Mission Specialist
Laurel B. Clark, M.D. (Commander, US Navy) - Mission Specialist
Ilan Ramon (Colonel, Israeli Air Force) - Mission Specialist
Comments by Dr. Tony Phillips, Spaceweather.com