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1. Petaluma Honors NASA Astronaut with Rex Walheim Day
2. Home from Space, NASA Astronaut Chris Cassidy Set for Interviews

Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2013 14:40:46 -0500 From: info@JSC NASA GOV Subject: Petaluma Honors NASA Astronaut with Rex Walheim Day

September 17, 2013

Brenda Cabaniss Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-244-8860

Report #JA13-004

Petaluma Honors NASA Astronaut with �Rex Walheim Day�

NASA astronaut and California native Rex Walheim will be honored by the City of Petaluma, Calif , with his own special day, �Rex Walheim Day� on Sept 21

Beginning at 1 p m PDT, Saturday, Sept 21, in downtown Petaluma, a motorcade parade honoring Walheim will proceed from the Sheraton hotel, 745 Baywood Drive, to hanger 18B of the Petaluma Airport, 601 Sky Ranch Road A media opportunity is scheduled at 1:45 p m

The opening ceremony, and presentation by Petaluma Mayor David Glass of a city proclamation officially declaring Sept 21 as "Rex Walheim Day," begins at 2 p m

At 2:30 p m , Walheim will deliver a presentation showcasing images and video from his last space shuttle mission, STS-135, the final spaceflight of the U S Space Shuttle Program, and discuss what lies ahead for America's space agency His presentation also will include an interactive question-and-answer session with the public The event is free with general admission

�It is always a pleasure to return home to California,� Walheim said �I am looking forward to sharing my spaceflight experiences in Petaluma �

Walheim grew up in nearby San Carlos, Calif He was selected as an astronaut by NASA in 1996 The veteran of three spaceflights has logged more than 36 days in space, including more than 36 hours during five spacewalks Currently, Walheim is chief of the Exploration Branch of the Astronaut Office, where he works as the astronaut representative to the Orion Program, America�s new human spacecraft for space exploration

For more information about this appearance, contact Brenda Cabaniss, publicist, Astronaut Appearances Office, by email at Brenda a cabaniss@nasa gov or by phone at 281-244-8860, or Joe Noriel, president, Petaluma Museum/History Connection at history connection@yahoo com or 707-776-7534

For more information about Walheim, visit:

http://1 usa gov/jzhYmh

For information about Orion, visit:

http://1 usa gov/ly2urC

For information about Rex Walheim Day, visit:

http://historyconnection net/

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Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2013 14:54:19 -0500 From: info@JSC NASA GOV Subject: Home from Space, NASA Astronaut Chris Cassidy Set for Interviews

September 17, 2013

Jenny Knotts Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111

Joshua Buck Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100

Report #M13-152

Home from Space, NASA Astronaut Chris Cassidy Set for Interviews

NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy, who returned to Earth Sept 10 after more than five months on the International Space Station, will be available for media interviews from 2-3 p m EDT Thursday, Sept 19 To participate in the interviews, reporters must contact Gayle Frere at 281-483-5111 no later than 6 p m Wednesday, Sept 18 Interviews can be conducted by phone or Skype, or in person During his time aboard the space station, Cassidy, a native of Maine, worked on hundreds of research experiments and science investigations that will have benefits for future human spaceflight and life on Earth He also saw the arrival of the European ATV-4 cargo spacecraft, the Japanese HTV-4 cargo spacecraft and two Russian Progress resupply spacecraft Cassidy's launch to the space station in March was the first expedited trip in the 12-year history of the space station The Soyuz spacecraft carrying him and his crewmates docked to the orbiting laboratory in just six hours instead of the usual two days The crew completed 2,656 orbits of Earth and traveled more than 70 million miles Cassidy is a Navy SEAL and graduate of the U S Naval Academy He served in worldwide deployments supporting Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan before joining NASA in 2004 Cassidy previously flew in space as a mission specialist aboard space shuttle Endeavour on its STS-127 mission in 2009 On that mission, Cassidy completed three spacewalks The three additional spacewalks he performed during Expedition 36 brought his career total to six with an accumulated time of 31 hours, 14 minutes Cassidy's biography is available at: http://www jsc nasa gov/Bios/htmlbios/cassidy-cj html For more information about the International Space Station, its crews and research, visit: http://www nasa gov/station

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