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1. NASAS LAUNCH ABORT SYSTEM HARDWARE IN LAS CRUCES JUNE 18
2. NASA ASTRONAUT, HOMETOWN HERO COMES TO TURNER FIELD

Date: Wed, 17 Jun 2009 09:17:16 -0500 From: info@JSC NASA GOV Subject: NASAS LAUNCH ABORT SYSTEM HARDWARE IN LAS CRUCES JUNE 18

June 17, 2009

Debbie V Nguyen Johnson Space Center, Houston (281) 483-5111

Report #J09-014

NASA’S LAUNCH ABORT SYSTEM HARDWARE IN LAS CRUCES JUNE 18

Las Cruces, N M – The Las Cruces and surrounding communities are invited to see a mockup of NASA’s nearly 45-foot long launch abort system (LAS) for its next crew exploration vehicle, Orion, and other NASA exhibits from 5 p m to 8 p m on Thursday, June 18, at New Mexico State University “horseshoe” area The free event will provide visitors a glimpse into NASA’s Pad Abort 1 test, which will take place in nearby White Sands Missile Range in November

Other NASA exhibits include a large inflatable tent, handouts, a guest appearance by EVA, one of NASA’s inflatable astronauts, and models of its newest space vehicles, the Orion crew module and the Ares I and Ares V rockets NASA’s Constellation Program is developing these vehicles, including the Altair lunar lander, to send humans to the International Space Station, moon and beyond after the shuttle retires in 2010

Media interested in covering NASA’s exhibits at the event should contact Leslie Williams of NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center at 661-810-4977

When astronauts launch to the moon aboard the Orion crew exploration vehicle, the LAS will pull the crew and its module out of danger should a malfunction in the launch vehicle occur on the launch pad or during ascent atop the Ares I rocket The 90-second Pad Abort 1 flight test will help gather information about how LAS operates in reality

The public events are part of the Las Cruces community event held in conjunction with the June 19 groundbreaking of Spaceport America, the world’s first purpose-built commercial spaceport

For more information about NASA’s next steps in space exploration, visit:

http://www nasa gov/constellation

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Date: Wed, 17 Jun 2009 13:21:22 -0500 From: info@JSC NASA GOV Subject: NASA ASTRONAUT, HOMETOWN HERO COMES TO TURNER FIELD

June 17, 2009

Lindsay Bromley Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-2924

Report #J09-022

NASA ASTRONAUT, HOMETOWN HERO COMES TO TURNER FIELD

HOUSTON – Atlanta native and NASA astronaut Shane Kimbrough will be honored at the Atlanta Braves baseball game on June 26 Kimbrough will throw out the ceremonial first pitch as the team hosts the Boston Red Sox at Turner Field

Kimbrough will be available for broadcast media interviews the morning of the game from 5 a m to 9 a m EST, and print media interviews at the ballpark To schedule an interview with Kimbrough, contact Lindsay Bromley at 281-483-2924

He graduated from The Lovett School, Atlanta, Georgia in 1985; received a Bachelor of Science degree in aerospace engineering from the United States Military Academy, West Point, New York, in 1989, and a Master of Science degree in operations research from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 1998

Kimbrough joined the NASA team at the Johnson Space Center in September of 2000 He was selected as an astronaut candidate in May 2004 Kimbrough completed his first space flight in 2008, aboard STS-126 Endeavour, logging a total of 15 days, 20 hours, 29 minutes and 37 seconds in space, and 12 hours and 52 minutes of EVA in 2 space walks

NASA is celebrating the 10th anniversary of the International Space Station Twenty crews have lived aboard the orbiting complex since 2000, including the current crew of six Station residents have conducted important scientific experiments and gathered data to help assist future missions to the moon and Mars

For more information about NASA visit:

http://www nasa gov/home

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End of HSFNEWS Digest - 4 Jun 2009 to 18 Jun 2009 (#2009-61)

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