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MEDIA ADVISORY: M09-070

NASA TV TO AIR U.S. ASTRONAUT HALL OF FAME INDUCTION MAY 2



CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA Television will provide live coverage of
the 2009 U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame induction ceremony on Saturday,
May 2, at 3 p.m. EDT. The ceremony will take place at NASA's Kennedy
Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida.

Joining the hall of fame this year are former astronauts George
"Pinky" Nelson, one of only four space shuttle astronauts to fly
untethered in space using NASA's Manned Maneuvering Unit; William
Shepherd, commander of the first crew to live aboard the
International Space Station; and Jim Wetherbee, commander of the
longest docked shuttle-Mir mission.

CNN reporter John Zarrella will host the event. More than 20 hall of
fame astronauts are expected to attend, including Scott Carpenter,
Walt Cunningham, Jim Lovell and Bob Crippen.

For the astronauts' complete biographies, visit:



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Astroman a écrit:

....George
"Pinky" Nelson, one of only four space shuttle astronauts to fly
untethered in space using NASA's Manned Maneuvering Unit; ....:

je pensais qu'il y en avait eu plus que 4

par ailleurs... pourquoi "pinky"?

Citation :

...... only four space shuttle astronauts to fly
untethered in space using NASA's Manned Maneuvering Unit

- Bruce Mc Candless - STS 41B
- Robert Stewart - STS 41B
- George "Pinky" Nelson - STS 41C
- Dale Gardner - STS 51A

et voilà ... 4 noms ... 3 missions ... et si 4 clics --> 4 photos .....

Dominique M. a écrit:

par ailleurs... pourquoi "pinky"?

Il avait une petite tache de naissance rosâtre ! (I don't know where !)