Not to neglect the brothers of course, Astronaut Higginbotham was joined on STS-116 by this accomplished man -
Astronaut Bio: Robert Curbeam (12/2007)
NASA - Astronauts Honored at the White House
STS-116 marked the first shuttle mission with two African American crew members.
Amongst his vast experience, I noticed this impressive factoid in Curbeam's official bio:
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He is a veteran of two space flights, STS-85 in 1997 and STS-98 in 2001, and has logged over 593 hours in space, including over 19 EVA hours during three spacewalks.
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Apparently that was BEFORE Mission STS-116 last year. Whew!
After reading those facts, I'm a bit shocked that I'm only just now learning of this man.