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Sidney McNeill "Sid" Gutierrez
Born
June 27, 1951
(age 70)
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Status
Retired
Alma mater
United States Air Force Academy
(
BS
)
Webster University
(
MA
)
Occupation
Test Pilot
Space career
NASA
Astronaut
Rank
Colonel
,
USAF
Time in space
20d 08h 03m
Selection
1984 NASA Group
Missions
STS-40
,
STS-59
Mission insignia
Sidney McNeill Gutierrez (Colonel,
USAF
, Ret.) (born June 27, 1951), is an American pilot and former
NASA
astronaut. Since retiring from NASA, Gutierrez has worked in several leadership positions at
Sandia National Laboratories
and Rocket Crafters Inc.
Early life and education
Gutierrez was born in
Albuquerque, New Mexico
. He graduated from
Valley High School
in
Albuquerque, New Mexico
in 1969. He then received his
Bachelor of Science
degree in
aeronautical engineering
from the
United States Air Force Academy
in 1973 and a
Master of Arts
degree in
management
from
Webster University
in 1977.
Career
Gutierrez was a member of the National Collegiate Championship Air Force Academy Parachute Team with over 550 jumps, and a Master Parachutist rating. After graduation from the Academy, he completed
Undergraduate Pilot Training
at
Laughlin Air Force Base
in
Del Rio, Texas
. He remained there as a
T-38
instructor pilot from 1975 through 1977. In 1978 Gutierrez was assigned to the 7th Tactical Fighter Squadron at
Holloman Air Force Base
,
Alamogordo, New Mexico
, where he flew the
F-15 Eagle
. He attended the
USAF Test Pilot School
in 1981 and was assigned to the
F-16 Falcon
Combined Test Force after graduation. While there, Gutierrez served as primary test pilot for airframe and propulsion testing on the F-16 aircraft. Test projects included the
F-100
Digital Electronic Engine Control, F-16C & D Model Structural and Performance Testing, F-16 Maximum Performance Braking Tests, and F-16 Mobile Arrestment Qualification.
He has logged over 4,500 hours flying time in approximately 30 different types of airplanes, sailplanes, balloons, and rockets.
NASA experience
Selected by NASA in May 1984, Gutierrez became an astronaut in June 1985. In his first technical assignment, he served as commander for the Shuttle Avionics Integration Laboratory (SAIL), flying simulated missions to verify Shuttle flight software. Following the
Shuttle Challenger accident
he served as an action officer for the Associate Administrator for Space Flight at NASA Headquarters. His duties included coordinating requests from the
Presidential Commission
and the
U.S. Congress
during the investigation. In 1986 and 1987, he participated in the recertification of the
Space Shuttle Main Engines
, Main Propulsion System, and
External Tank
. In 1988, he became the Astronaut Office lead for Shuttle software development, verification, and future requirements definition. In 1989 he supported launches of
STS-28
,
30
,
32
,
33
and
34
at the
Kennedy Space Center
in
Florida
.
A veteran of two space flights, he has logged over 488 hours in space. He was the pilot on
STS-40
(June 5–June 14, 1991) and was the spacecraft commander on
STS-59
(April 9–April 20, 1994). After his first flight, Gutierrez served as spacecraft communicator (CAPCOM) - the voice link between the flight crew and mission control - for
STS-42
,
45
,
46
,
49
and
52
. In 1992 he became the Astronaut Office Branch Chief for Operations Development, overseeing ascent, entry, abort, software, rendezvous, Shuttle systems, main engines, solid rocket boosters, external tank, and landing and rollout issues.
In September 1994, Gutierrez retired from the U.S. Air Force and NASA, returned to his native home of Albuquerque, New Mexico, and joined
Sandia National Laboratories
. From September 1994 to March 1995, he served as Manager for their Strategic Initiatives Department. In March he became Manager of the Airborne Sensors and Integration Department in the Exploratory Systems Development Center. He also served as Chairman of the Governor's Technical Excellence Committee Spaceport Task Force.
Gutierrez serves on the Board of Directors of the Texas-New Mexico Power Company and Goodwill Industries of New Mexico and is a member of the New Mexico Space Center's Governor's Commission.
He is a member of the
Society of Experimental Test Pilots
, the Air Force Association, the U.S. Air Force Academy Association of Graduates, the
Society of Space Explorers
, and the
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
Board of Regents (until January 2007).
Space flight experience
Astronaut Sidney M. Gutierrez, mission commander, pauses on the flight deck during Earth observations on the Space Shuttle Endeavour. Gutierrez, who was joined by five other NASA astronauts for 11-days in Earth orbit, holds a 70mm Hasselblad camera.
STS-40
Spacelab Life Sciences (SLS-1), a dedicated space and life sciences mission, which launched from the Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on June 5, 1991. SLS-1 was a nine-day mission during which the crew performed experiments that explored how humans, animals, and cells respond to microgravity and re-adapt to Earth's gravity on return. Other payloads included experiments designed to investigate materials science, plant biology and cosmic radiation. Following 146 orbits of the Earth,
Columbia
and her crew returned to land at Edwards Air Force Base, California, on June 14, 1991. Mission duration was 218 hours, 14 minutes, 20 seconds.
STS-59
Space Radar Laboratory (SRL-1), part of Mission to Planet Earth, was an eleven-day flight dedicated to the study of the Earth and the atmosphere around it. The two primary payloads were the Spaceborne Imaging Radar-
C
/
X-band
Synthetic Aperture Radar (SIR-C/X-SAR), and Measurement of Air Pollution from Space (MAPS). The crew completed over 400 precise maneuvers (a Shuttle record) to properly point the radar, imaged over 400 selected sites with approximately 14,000 photographs (a Shuttle record) and recorded enough data to fill 26,000 encyclopedias. Areas of investigation included ecology, oceanography, geology, and hydrology. Launching on April 9, 1994, from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the
Endeavour
and her crew of six completed 183 orbits of the Earth before landing at
Edwards AFB
,
California
, on April 20, 1994.
Post-NASA Career
Business
Gutierrez retired from the Air Force and NASA in 1994 and joined
Sandia National Laboratories
, where he served in various senior leadership positions. As a Center Director he was responsible for programs introducing disruptive ideas and technologies into satellites, space payloads and sensors. He also had a hand in performing
vulnerability assessments
and directing the creation of analysis tools.
In 2012 he joined Rocket Crafters Inc. as a member of the Board of Directors. In February 2015 he retired from Sandia to become the Chairman of the Board and CEO of Rocket Crafters. He also serves, or has served, on the boards of other for-profit corporations and a number of not-for-profit organizations, a state technical university as well as NASA's Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel and a Presidential Commission.