What's Up In Space
Student Reporters to Quiz Space Pioneers –
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February 26-27, 2008 - Denver Co. - Astronauts Anderson , Duffy, and McCandless to attend AIAA Education Alley in Denver at the Colorado Convention Center. Moderated by Chris Giersch the Host of NASA Edge. Organized by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) in collaboration with NASA, the event focuses on 50 Years of Space Exploration: Taking the Next Giant Leap.
Select students will have the opportunity to become reporters for a mock press conference with actual US Astronauts. A maximum of 4 ‘student reporters’ applications per classroom are being sought. Student reporters will receive press credentials, attend a press briefing, press conference, and a photo opportunity with the astronauts. For additional information or to submit student nominations please email Dominic Lapus at DominicL@aiaa.org ,
Biographies
CLAYTON C. ANDERSON
NASA ASTRONAUT
Born February 23, 1959 in Omaha, Nebraska. EXPERIENCE: Anderson joined the Johnson Space Center in 1983 in the Mission Planning and Analysis Division where he performed rendezvous and proximity operations trajectory designs for early Space Shuttle and Space Station missions. In 1988 he moved to the Mission Operations Directorate (MOD) as a Flight Design Manager leading the trajectory design team for the Galileo planetary mission (STS-34) while serving as the backup for the Magellan planetary mission (STS-31). In 1989, Anderson was chosen supervisor of the MOD Ascent Flight Design Section and following reorganization, the Flight Design Engineering Office of the Flight Design and Dynamics Division. In 1993 he was named the Chief of the Flight Design Branch. From 1996 until his selection Anderson held the post of Manager, Emergency Operations Center, NASA Johnson Space Center. Anderson was assigned as Expedition 15 flight engineer and currently lives and works aboard the International Space Station.
He launched to the station on June 8, 2007 aboard Shuttle Atlantis with the crew of STS-117. –more–
BRUCE McCANDLESS II (Captain, USN, Ret.)
NASA ASTRONAUT (former)
Born June 8, 1937, in Boston, Massachusetts. EXPERIENCE: McCandless is one of the 19 astronauts selected by NASA in April 1966. He was a member of the astronaut support crew for the Apollo 14 mission and was backup pilot for the first manned Skylab mission (SL-1/SL-2). He was a co-investigator on the M-509 astronaut maneuvering unit experiment which was flown in the Skylab Program, and collaborated on the development of the Manned Maneuvering Unit (MMU) used during Shuttle EVAs. He has been responsible for crew inputs to the development of hardware and procedures for the Inertial Upper Stage (IUS), Space Telescope, the Solar Maximum Repair Mission, and the Space Station Program.??A veteran of two space flights, McCandless has logged over 312 hours in space, including 4 hours of MMU flight time. He flew as a mission specialist on STS-41B (February 3-11, 1984) and STS-31 (April 24-29, 1990). –more–
BRIAN DUFFY (COLONEL, USAF, RET.)
NASA ASTRONAUT (FORMER)
Born June 20, 1953, in Boston, Massachusetts. EXPERIENCE: Selected by NASA in June 1985, Duffy became an astronaut in July 1986. Since then, he has participated in the development and testing of displays, flight crew procedures, and computer software to be used on Shuttle flights. He served as spacecraft communicator (CAPCOM) in Mission Control during numerous Space Shuttle missions. He also served as Assistant Director (Technical) and as Deputy Director (Acting) of the Johnson Space Center. In this role he assisted the Center Director in the direction and management of JSC’s resources, functions, programs, and projects assigned to the Center. Duffy retired from the Air Force and NASA in 2001. Currently, he is Vice President and Associate Program Manager for the Lockheed Martin Corporation. –more–
HEATHER PAUL
NASA Project Engineer
Heather Paul was born in Deer Park, New York, attended high school in Atlanta, Georgia, and now considers Houston, Texas to be her hometown. She attended Auburn University and graduated with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering and a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Spanish.
Currently Ms. Paul works with the Constellation Space Suit team, working on the life support designs for the next generation space suits that astronauts will wear on the Moon and Mars. She is the lead engineer for the ventilation system that will circulate oxygen for breathing and space suit pressurization, and provide carbon dioxide and humidity control. Ms. Paul splits her time between conducting these engineering tasks and coordinating her team’s education outreach efforts. She has also studied Russian and is currently studying Italian. Ms. Paul is working on her second Master’s Degree in Fitness and Human Performance. She also plans to apply for the Astronaut Corps in the future.
more about Heather Paul...
Chris Giersch
NASA Edge
Mr. Giersch is the Communications and Education Lead for the Exploration and Space Operations Directorate at NASA Langley Research Center in Hampton, VA. He has worked at NASA Langley for the past eight years on various education and public outreach projects. A former high school math and science teacher, Mr. Giersch was Program Manager for NASA CONNECT™, an Emmy Award winning math, science, and technology program for middle school students. He received his BS in Aerospace Engineering from Penn State University and a MS in Secondary Education from Old Dominion University. As the Host of NASA EDGE, Chris’ main role is to educate the public and his co-host, Blair, on NASA’s space exploration initiatives as we head back to the Moon, Mars, and beyond.
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