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Robert Pearlman
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posted 06-05-2014 03:30 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Robert Pearlman   Click Here to Email Robert Pearlman     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
U.S. Space & Rocket Center release
T-38 Ribbon Cutting Event
June 13, 2014

Join us as the U.S. Space & Rocket Center welcomes former astronaut and current director of Kennedy Space Center, Robert D. Cabana, for the ribbon-cutting ceremony of the T-38 NASA astronaut trainer jet on Friday, June 13, 2014, at 2 p.m. The twin-engine supersonic jet used in astronaut training bears Cabana's name. A member of the Astronaut Hall of Fame, Cabana's many awards include being named an Associate Fellow in the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.

Larry LaRose, a former NASA flight engineer whose name is also noted on the T-38, will attend the ribbon-cutting ceremony too.

The Center acquired the T-38 in 2012 from the El Paso Museum of History in Texas, and A&E's "Shipping Wars" television show transported the 5,000-pound jet to Huntsville in January, 2013. This past January, the jet was mounted in a flight position at the Center's Shuttle Park, where the Pathfinder orbiter is on display.

Robert Pearlman
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A couple of photos from the T-38 "Remove Before Flight" ribbon cutting (credit: U.S. Space & Rocket Center):

The Huntsville Times has a gallery with more photos from the June 13 ceremony.

hotdog
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I was there, too! Here's one of my pics:

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