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Space exploration: Astronaut Jon McBride to speak at APSU

January 23, 2009 | Print This Post

 

jon-mcbrideRetired Capt. Jon A. McBride will speak of his space exploration experiences at 5:30 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 28 in the APSU Morgan University Center, ballrooms B and C. The public is invited to attend this event at no charge.  McBride’s appearance is sponsored by the APSU Govs Programming Council.

Selected as an astronaut candidate by NASA in January 1978, McBride became an astronaut in August 1979. His NASA assignments have included lead chase pilot for the maiden voyage of Columbia and pilot of STS 41-G, which launched from Kennedy Space Center on Oct. 5, 1984, aboard the Orbiter Challenger. «Read the rest of this article»

 


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