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[b]"All Systems Go" For Former Astronaut to Join Cosmosphere Team[/b] We are pleased to announce that Steven A. Hawley, Ph.D., — a former NASA space shuttle Astronaut and current Professor of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Kansas — has agreed to come on board as an advisor to the Cosmosphere's leadership team and the Governing Board of Directors. He will support the Cosmosphere's mission to preserve the history and inspire the future of space exploration and he will advocate for the organization's invaluable role in inspiring people to continually reach for the stars. "The Cosmosphere shares the story of spaceflight in a way that no other museum does," Hawley said. "I'm proud to have such a unique facility in my home state, and I look forward to working closely with the Cosmosphere to increase awareness of this tremendous asset for Kansas and the nation. It is my belief the Cosmosphere can provide the spark that inspires our next generation of leaders and visionaries who will do the difficult and pioneering things that make a nation great." The Cosmosphere has many treasured artifacts on display from Hawley's time with NASA, including a window from the space shuttle Columbia, and a mission time clock that was part of several missions, including STS-31 and STS-41D. Hawley is a Kansas native, and was selected as a NASA astronaut in January 1978. He logged more than 770 hours in five space shuttle flights and served as a mission specialist on STS-41D in 1984, the maiden flight of the space shuttle Discovery. On STS-31 in 1990, he was part of the crew that deployed the Hubble Space Telescope. We're very excited to have such an amazing pioneer and explorer on our team. His guidance and enthusiasm for our mission with be an invaluable source of inspiration and motivation to our boards and our patrons. After all, he didn't just reach for the stars, he flew among them.
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