NASA, Georgetown Invite Public to Astronauts' Discussion of Recent Space Shuttle Mission
WASHINGTON -- NASA and Georgetown University's McDonough School of Business invite the public to a discussion with the most recent space
shuttle crew to fly in space at 6:30 p.m. EDT on Monday, July 26. The
McDonough School of Business will host the six astronauts in the
Lohrfink Auditorium of the Rafik B. Hariri Building. The crew members
will give a video presentation about their mission and answer
questions from the audience.
Those interested in attending the astronauts' talk can sign up online.
Each individual must register separately at:
http://georgetownnasa.
Reporters interested in covering the event should contact Teresa
Mannix at 202-687-4080 or tmm53@georgetown.edu.
Ken Ham commanded the flight and was joined by Pilot Tony Antonelli
and Mission Specialists Garrett Reisman, Michael Good, Steve Bowen
and Piers Sellers. The six astronauts completed a 12-day mission
aboard space shuttle Atlantis in May.
It was the third shuttle mission of 2010 and the last scheduled flight
for Atlantis. The mission, designated STS-132, delivered the
Russian-built Mini Research Module-1 to the International Space
Station. Also known as Rassvet (the Russian word for "dawn"), the
module provides additional storage space and a new docking port for
Russian Soyuz and Progress spacecraft.
The mission's three spacewalks focused on replacing and installing
components outside the station, including replacing six batteries,
installing a communications antenna and adding parts to the Canadian
Dextre robotic arm.
For more information about the STS-132 crew members and their mission,
visit:
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_
Georgetown University's McDonough School of Business will stream the
event online. For more information about the school and a link to the
live webstream, visit:
http://www.msb.georgetown.edu
Source: NASA
