On August 3, 2005, as a Mission Specialist (and Flight Engineer) on STS-114, the first Return to Flight mission following the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster, Robinson became the first human to perform an in-flight repair to the Shuttle's exterior. Robinson was sent to remove two protruding gap fillers on "Discovery"'s heat shield, after engineers determined they might pose a danger upon re-entry. Robinson successfully removed the loose material while the "Discovery" was docked to the International Space Station. Robinson performed another "first" on STS-114 when he made the first podcast from space (transcript & audio) on 7 August 2005. His self-portrait took during the repair was considered one of the early space selfies.