Topic: 5/14: 2016 Astronaut Hall of Fame inductions
Robert Pearlman Editor
Posts: 42986 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
posted 01-30-2016 05:27 PM
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex release
Astronaut Hall of Fame Inductee Announcement
Join us for the announcement of the 15th space shuttle class of U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame inductees on Monday, Feb. 1, 2016, at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. Astronaut Scholarship Foundation's chairman and Hall of Fame member Dan Brandenstein will make the announcement in Journey To Mars: Explorers Wanted at 10 a.m.
These astronaut heroes will join the ranks of famous space explorers such as Alan Shepard, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin. The Hall of Fame was conceived in the 1980s by the six remaining Mercury astronauts as a place where space explorers could be remembered. Past Hall of Fame inductees include Mercury, Gemini, Apollo, Skylab and Space Shuttle astronauts.
You'll have a chance to meet the inductees during the Astronaut Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony May 14 at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex.
Robert Pearlman Editor
Posts: 42986 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
The commander of the 100th space shuttle mission and a spacewalker who summited Mount Everest will be honored with their induction into the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame, officials announced on Monday (Feb. 1).
Former NASA astronauts Brian Duffy and Scott Parazynski will be honored as the Hall's 2016 class of inductees on May 14 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida. A public ceremony will be held under the display of the retired space shuttle Atlantis. Both men flew aboard the orbiter during their spaceflight careers.
Robert Pearlman Editor
Posts: 42986 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
posted 05-10-2016 09:33 AM
The Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex has announced its schedule of astronaut appearances to precede the induction ceremony at 2 p.m. on Saturday, May 14:
Astronaut appearance 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. with Bob Crippen, Kent Rominger and Kathy Thornton at Space Shuttle Atlantis
Astronaut appearance 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. with Robert "Hoot" Gibson and Rhea Seddon at Space Shuttle Atlantis
Larry McGlynn Member
Posts: 1255 From: Boston, MA Registered: Jul 2003
posted 05-16-2016 08:23 AM
It was a good weekend. Brian and Scott were humble, but really thrilled to be inducted. I rode with Scott and his wife on the bus to a luncheon at KSC and he has some really interesting stories about Everest.
The great thing about this event is the Astronaut scholars. They are brilliant, interesting and really enjoy themselves at the event. One has graduated and is heading off to Hawthorne CA and SpaceX for her new job next week.
Over all it was a very enjoyable experience and it was good to see friends from collectSPACE while at the event.
Plan to come in the future.
Robert Pearlman Editor
Posts: 42986 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
The U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame inducted its 15th class of space shuttle veterans Saturday (May 14), adding a commander and a spacewalker to the institution's ranks.
Brian Duffy and Scott Parazynski were honored during a public ceremony at NASA's Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida. Standing in front of an audience that included their families, friends, space program co-workers and past Astronaut Hall of Fame inductees, the two men were celebrated under the retired space shuttle Atlantis, a spacecraft on which they both flew missions.
posted 01-30-2016 05:27 PM
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