'Lessons and Legacies' - Sept. 16
2016-09-07
Imagination and the desire to explore the cosmos? That’s easy. Crafting, engineering and flying new spacecraft is hard.
The good news is we’ve done it before.
Learn from those who have been there and done that—35 years ago—and apply it to what we’re doing today with Orion and Commercial Crew. New programs, new vehicles, but the challenges and stories are much the same.
What do you have to lose in listening to our expert STS-1 and STS-2 panel? More importantly—what do you have to learn?
Join us on Friday, Sept. 16, at 10:30 a.m. in the Teague Auditorium for “Lessons and Legacies” as we welcome:
ROBERT “BOB” L. CRIPPEN:
JOE H. ENGLE:
THOMAS (TOM) L. MOSER:
CHARLES (CHUCK) R. LEWIS:
Holly Ridings, a NASA flight director and deputy chief of the Flight Director Office, will moderate the panel.
To get more event information, click here.
Submit your questions online for the panel now! Also, visit this interactive site to “upvote” the questions you would most like to see answered on Sept. 16.
As the saying goes, if you’ve been there, done that … then what about the T-shirt? Fortunately, Starport will be selling shuttle merchandise from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the Teague lobby for “Lessons and Legacies.” Also up for grabs is a commemorative T-shirt for this event (design below). Buy it on the day of and wear it proudly. (Adult sizes—small through XL—only $7. Sizes 2XL and 3XL are just $8.)
Get your STS-1 and STS-2 commemorative T-shirt at Starport's booth during "Lessons and Legacies."
Catherine Ragin Williams
NASA Johnson Space Center
The good news is we’ve done it before.
Learn from those who have been there and done that—35 years ago—and apply it to what we’re doing today with Orion and Commercial Crew. New programs, new vehicles, but the challenges and stories are much the same.
What do you have to lose in listening to our expert STS-1 and STS-2 panel? More importantly—what do you have to learn?
Join us on Friday, Sept. 16, at 10:30 a.m. in the Teague Auditorium for “Lessons and Legacies” as we welcome:
ROBERT “BOB” L. CRIPPEN:
- Former astronaut and pilot of STS-1.
- Veteran of four shuttle flights total.
JOE H. ENGLE:
- Former astronaut and commander of STS-2.
- First and only pilot to manually fly an aerospace vehicle at speeds and altitudes from Earth orbit (Mach 25) to landing.
THOMAS (TOM) L. MOSER:
- A member of the team that developed the space shuttle from “sketch pad to launch pad” (1969 to 1981).
- Held many prominent positions during shuttle, including head of Structural Design and Subsystem manager for Orbiter Structures; manager of Orbiter Thermal Protection System; member of the launch team at Kennedy Space Center for STS-1; deputy project manager of the orbiter; and director of Engineering during early shuttle flights.
CHARLES (CHUCK) R. LEWIS:
- Began his career at NASA in 1961, working on major programs spanning from Mercury to the space shuttle.
- Was the orbit flight director for the STS-1 maiden voyage and lead flight director for STS-2, STS-4 and STS-9.
Holly Ridings, a NASA flight director and deputy chief of the Flight Director Office, will moderate the panel.
To get more event information, click here.
Submit your questions online for the panel now! Also, visit this interactive site to “upvote” the questions you would most like to see answered on Sept. 16.
As the saying goes, if you’ve been there, done that … then what about the T-shirt? Fortunately, Starport will be selling shuttle merchandise from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the Teague lobby for “Lessons and Legacies.” Also up for grabs is a commemorative T-shirt for this event (design below). Buy it on the day of and wear it proudly. (Adult sizes—small through XL—only $7. Sizes 2XL and 3XL are just $8.)
Get your STS-1 and STS-2 commemorative T-shirt at Starport's booth during "Lessons and Legacies."
Catherine Ragin Williams
NASA Johnson Space Center
