Holly Hill area in Orangeburg County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Astronaut Frank L. Culbertson, Jr.
(Capt. USN)
Photographed By Mike Stroud, May 3, 2011
1. Highway Interchanges 169 A-B of I-26 and 86 A-B of I-95 Named in Honor Marker
Inscription.
Astronaut Frank L. Culbertson, Jr.. (Capt. USN).
Highway Interchanges 169 A-B of I-26 and 86 A-B of I-95 Named in Honor of Astronaut Frank L. Culbertson, Jr. (Capt. USN) Graduated Holly Hill High School 1967 BS Degree Aerospace Engineering, US Naval Academy 1971 Naval aviator USS Fox, Gulf of Tonkin, Vietnam War USS Midway, Japan; USS John F. Kennedy Graduated Distinction US Naval Test Pilot School Selected Astronaut Candidate 1984 Inducted into State Of South Carolina's Order of Palmetto, 1989 Pilot Shuttle Mission STS- 38, 7-15-1990 Commander Shuttle Mission STS-51, 9-21-1993 Director of Mir, Joint American Russian Space Activities 1995 Dedicated Jan. 25, 1996 .
Highway Interchanges 169 A-B of I-26
and 86 A-B of I-95 Named in Honor
of Astronaut Frank L. Culbertson, Jr.
(Capt. USN)
Graduated Holly Hill High School 1967
BS Degree Aerospace Engineering,
US Naval Academy 1971
Naval aviator USS Fox, Gulf of Tonkin, Vietnam War
USS Midway, Japan; USS John F. Kennedy
Graduated Distinction US Naval Test Pilot School
Selected Astronaut Candidate 1984
Inducted into State Of South Carolina's
Order of Palmetto, 1989
Pilot Shuttle Mission STS- 38, 7-15-1990
Commander Shuttle Mission STS-51, 9-21-1993
Director of Mir, Joint American Russian Space
Activities 1995
Dedicated
Jan. 25, 1996
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Exploration. A significant historical year for this entry is 1984.
Location. 33° 19.109′ N, 80° 32.833′ W. Marker is in Holly Hill area, South Carolina, in Orangeburg County. Marker is on Interstate 26 near Interstate 95, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Holly Hill SC 29059, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regarding Astronaut Frank L. Culbertson, Jr.. Frank L. Culbertson - Captain, United States Navy
Time in space: 143days 14hours 50minutes
Selection:1984 NASA Group
Missions: STS-38, STS-51, STS-105, Expedition 3, STS-108
Photographed By National Aeronautics and Space Administration
2. Astrounaut Frank L. Culbertson
Photographed By Mike Stroud, May 3, 2011
3. Highway Interchanges Marker
Photographed By Mike Stroud, May 3, 2011
4. Highway Interchanges Marker seen with I-95 in upper background
Photographed By Mike Stroud, May 3, 2011
5. Highway Interchanges Marker, at right, seen along I-26
Photographed By National Aeronautics and Space Administration
6. STS-38 Crew, Culbertson at front left
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7. STS 51 Crew, Frank L. Culbertson at far left
Photographed By National Aeronautics and Space Administration
8. STS-105 Crew
This is the portrait for the astronaut and cosmonaut crew members comprising STS-105, including the base crew (bottom center) of astronauts and the replacement or "up" crew (upper right) who will serve Expedition Three, scheduled to replace the Expedition Two (upper left) cosmonaut/astronaut trio or the "down" crew currently aboard the International Space Station (ISS). Astronaut Scott J. Horowitz (front right in the bottom grouping) is STS-105 crew commander. Joining him are (from left in the same photo) astronauts Frederick W. (Rick) Sturckow, pilot; and Patrick G. Forrester and Daniel T. Barry, both mission specialists. Astronaut Frank L. Culbertson, Jr. (center in the upper right grouping), commander, is flanked by cosmonauts Mikhail Tyurin (left) and Vladimir N. Dezhurov, both flight engineers representing Rosaviakosmos. Expected to move from the station over to the Space Shuttle Discovery for their return to Earth after a long stay aboard the ISS are (from left in the upper left gathering) astronaut James S. Voss, cosmonaut Yury V. Usachev and astronaut Susan J. Helms. Usachev, representing Rosaviakosmos, is Expedition Two commander; with Voss and Helms serving as flight engineers.
Photographed By National Aeronautics and Space Administration
9. STS 108 Launch
Credits. This page was last revised on August 5, 2021. It was originally submitted on May 13, 2011, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,108 times since then and 34 times this year. Last updated on November 11, 2020, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9. submitted on May 13, 2011, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.