Editing Space Shuttle (section)

====Crew====
The Space Shuttle crew varied per mission. They underwent rigorous testing and training to meet the [[Astronaut#NASA candidacy requirements|qualification requirements]] for their roles. The crew was divided into three categories: Pilots, Mission Specialists, and Payload Specialists. Pilots were further divided into two roles: the Space Shuttle Commander, who would seat in the forward left seat and the Space Shuttle Pilot who would seat in the forward right seat.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Space Shuttle Astronaut Qualifications {{!}} Spaceline |url=https://www.spaceline.org/united-states-manned-space-flight/us-astronaut-selection-drafts-and-qualifications/space-shuttle-astronaut-qualifications/ |access-date=April 1, 2023 |language=en-US |archive-date=March 24, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230324065946/https://www.spaceline.org/united-states-manned-space-flight/us-astronaut-selection-drafts-and-qualifications/space-shuttle-astronaut-qualifications/ |url-status=live}}</ref> The test flights, STS-1 through STS-4 only had two members each, the commander and pilot. The commander and the pilot were both qualified to fly and land the orbiter. The on-orbit operations, such as experiments, payload deployment, and EVAs, were conducted primarily by the mission specialists who were specifically trained for their intended missions and systems. Early in the Space Shuttle program, NASA flew with payload specialists, who were typically systems specialists who worked for the company paying for the payload's deployment or operations. The final payload specialist, [[Gregory B. Jarvis]], flew on [[STS-51-L]], and future non-pilots were designated as mission specialists. An astronaut flew as a crewed spaceflight engineer on both [[STS-51-C]] and [[STS-51-J]] to serve as a military representative for a [[National Reconnaissance Office]] payload. A Space Shuttle crew typically had seven astronauts, with [[STS-61-A]] flying with eight.<ref name=jenkins2016 />{{rp|III-21}}