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1. NASA ASTRONAUT RETURNS TO WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY OCT 20-21
2. NASA ASTRONAUT ABOARD STATION SHARES THOUGHTS ON MINERS' RESCUE

Date: Wed, 13 Oct 2010 16:25:42 -0500 From: info@JSC NASA GOV Subject: NASA ASTRONAUT RETURNS TO WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY OCT 20-21

October 13, 2010

Kylie Clem
Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111

Report #JA10-003

NASA ASTRONAUT RETURNS TO WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY OCT 20-21

HOUSTON - The McDonnell Center for the Space Sciences at Washington University in St Louis, Mo , will host NASA astronaut Robert Behnken Wed , Oct 20 and Thurs , Oct 21

Behnken�s first presentation is Oct 20 at 4 p m CDT during the Physics Colloquium at the University�s Compton Hall, Room 245 The presentation will include the official return of a photograph of James Smith McDonnell, namesake of the McDonnell Center, which Behnken carried into space

Behnken�s second presentation, part of the Robert M Walker Distinguished Lecture Series, is free and open to the public The presentation is Oct 21 at 7 p m in the Laboratory Sciences Building, Room 300 During the presentation, Behnken will discuss his spaceflight experiences, life on the International Space Station and his current work at NASA He will conclude by taking questions from the audience

A Washington University alumnus, Behnken is a lieutenant colonel in the U S Air Force He received a bachelor of science from Washington University in 1992 and earned both a master�s and doctorate in mechanical engineering from the California Institute of Technology in 1993 and 1997, respectively

Selected as a mission specialist by NASA, Behnken is a veteran of two spaceflights: STS-123 in 2008 and STS-130 in 2010 During the fall of 2008, he also trained as a mission specialist for STS-400, the rescue flight for the last Hubble Space Telescope servicing mission To date, Behnken has logged over 708 hours in space, including over 37 hours during six space walks

To schedule an interview with Behnken, contact Brenda Cabaniss, NASA Johnson Space Center, at 281-244-8860 For more information about this event, contact Trecia Stumbaugh, Washington University, 314-935-5332

For additional biographical information on Behnken, visit:

http://www jsc nasa gov/Bios/htmlbios/behnken-rl html

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Date: Wed, 13 Oct 2010 16:58:39 -0500 From: info@JSC NASA GOV Subject: NASA ASTRONAUT ABOARD STATION SHARES THOUGHTS ON MINERS' RESCUE

Oct 13, 2010

Kylie Clem Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111

John Yembrick
Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100

Report #M10-143

NASA ASTRONAUT ABOARD STATION SHARES THOUGHTS ON MINERS' RESCUE

HOUSTON -- NASA astronaut Doug Wheelock spoke from space to Mission Control at NASA's Johnson Space Center today about the ongoing rescue of the miners trapped in Chile Wheelock, a colonel in the U S Army, is the commander of a six-person crew aboard the International Space Station

NASA Television's Video File is airing audio of Wheelock's comments The Video File runs until 7 p m EDT, and again at 8 p m and from 10 p m - 3 a m EDT

NASA's long experience in training and planning for emergencies in human spaceflight and its protection of humans in the hostile environment of space proved useful to the Chilean government's rescue effort For an audio clip of Wheelock's comments and more information about the International Space Station, visit:

http://www nasa gov/station

For NASA TV downlink, schedule and streaming video information, visit:

http://www nasa gov/ntv

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