NASA Astronauts
Q&A with Astronaut Mark Kelly in Sarasota
Following Astronaut Mark Kelly’s Sarasota lecture, he sat down with Ringling College Library Association’s Town Hall Chair Stephanie Grosskreutz to answer questions. Several questions were asked but following are responses to five submitted by the audience (two were my questions!)…
Continue ReadingCapt. Mark Kelly Inspires Sarasota Audience
U2’s “Beautiful Day” blasted on the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall stage in Sarasota, Fla., as a video montage of Capt. Mark Kelly’s life between January 2011 and today flashed on screen. He was in town as part of the Ringling College Library Association’s Town Hall Lecture Series and those of us backstage felt the […]
Continue ReadingSpace Shuttle Atlantis at Kennedy Space Center: ‘That’s One Big Spaceship!’
You’ve probably figured out by now I have a slight space exploration addiction. I was there for the final space shuttle Atlantis launch last July and thanks to Eileen Ludwig of Freelance Tourist, I saw Atlantis make its final landing. Friday, Nov. 2, space shuttle Atlantis made one last journey to its final home at […]
Continue ReadingMeeting Astronaut Sam Durrance During the Astronaut Training Experience at Kennedy Space Center, Florida
You can’t have an Astronaut Training Experience without a real live astronaut. After checking in for the attraction and reading who I’d meet, I was excited to learn Sam Durrance flew on an Endeavour (the first space shuttle launch I’ve seen) mission (STS-67) with his first space shuttle mission being Columbia (STS-35). He says he’s […]
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