Audience with Astronaut Leroy Chiao - October 4 - SD Public Library
Sandra Hodge
Incredible opportunities and experiences continue to come our way! We would like to invite you to join us at a teleconference event featuring former astronaut and Space Foundation Special Advisor-Human Spaceflight Dr. Leroy Chiao.
The event will be held as follows:
Event: “Audience with an Astronaut”
Date: Friday, October 4, 2013
Time: 2:00 p.m. for Protocol Training – late arrivals might not be admitted /3:00 p.m. Interview Begins
Astronaut: Dr. Leroy Chiao http://leroychiao.com/
Place: San Diego Public Library on the 3rd floor
Who: First 30 Students that Respond (we will keep a list of alternates)
Sponsor: Space Foundation in Colorado
Two Sites Only: San Diego, CA and India are the only Teleconferencing Sites – “Google Hangout”
Reserve Your Seat: ma...@moonmars.org (Maria Catalina-Coordinator & Team Leader) or hodger...@gmail.com (Sandra Hodge)
Biographical Information:
Flew Three Space Shuttle Missions and One Soyuz Mission; Spent Six Months on the International Space Station
Educated as an engineer, Chiao works in business and academia. He is also a consultant, speaker and former NASA astronaut. Chiao grew up in Danville, Calif., and earned a Doctor of Philosophy degree in chemical engineering from the University of California at Santa Barbara. A native English speaker, he also speaks Mandarin Chinese and Russian. He has flown three Space Shuttle missions: STS-92 Discovery, Oct. 11-24, 2000; STS-72 Endeavour, Jan. 11-20, 1996; and STS-65 Columbia, July 8-23, 1994. In addition, he flew as Flight Engineer 1 aboard Soyuz TMA-5 to the International Space Station (ISS), where he spent six months onboard as commander and NASA science officer for Expedition 10. Chiao received the NASA Distinguished Service Medal in 2004. After a 15-year career with NASA, he left in 2005 to work and consult on a number of projects. In 2009, he served as a member of the Review of United States Human Space Flight Plans Committee, and currently serves on the NASA Advisory Council and as the Space Foundation's Special Advisor - Human Spaceflight. He holds appointments at Rice University and the Baylor College of Medicine, and is involved in educational programs. An instrument-rated pilot, Chiao has logged over 2,900 flight hours in a variety of aircraft.
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