Mountain Views News          Saturday, February 28, 2015

Section B

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2015

 

AROUND SAN GABRIEL VALLEY

STEVEN LINDSEY ONE OF FOUR SPACE 
SHUTTLE ASTRONAUTS SELECTED FOR 2015 U.S. 
ASTRONAUT HALL OF FAME® INDUCTION

2015 Marks Historic 25th Anniversary for the Hall of Fame

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. – On Saturday, 
May 30, 2015, four space shuttle astronauts will 
be inducted into the United States Astronaut 
Hall of Fame® during a public ceremony held at 
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex’s Space 
Shuttle AtlantisSM attraction: John Grunsfeld, Ph. 
D., Steven Lindsey, Kent Rominger, and M. Rhea 
Seddon, M.D. 

 These astronaut heroes will join the ranks of well-
known space explorers including Alan Shepard, Neil 
Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin. This year marks the 
historic 25th anniversary of the Hall of Fame, which 
was conceived in the 1980s by the six remaining 
Mercury astronauts as a place where space explorers 
could be remembered. Past Hall of Fame inductees 
include Mercury, Gemini, Apollo, Skylab and Space 
Shuttle astronauts. 

 This year’s inductees comprise the 14th group 
of space shuttle astronauts named to the U.S. 
Astronaut Hall of Fame, bringing the total number 
of members to 91. Among this year’s inductees are 
a robotics expert who conducted three missions 
to repair the Hubble Space Telescope; two former 
military aviators who became space shuttle pilots 
and commanders on key shuttle missions to build 
the International Space Station; and a medical doctor 
and payload commander on life sciences missions 
who was one of NASA’s first female astronauts.

 The 2015 Astronaut Hall of Fame Induction will 
take place at 2 p.m. on Saturday, May 30. Admittance 
into the ceremony is included in admission to 
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex; however, 
seating is limited and is available on a first-come, 
first-served basis. For more information, visit www.
KennedySpaceCenter.com. 

 Steven W. Lindsey (Colonel, USAF, Ret.) was 
selected as a NASA astronaut in March 1995. A 
veteran of five space shuttle flights, Lindsey has 
logged more than 1,510 hours in space.

 Lindsey first flew in space in November 1997 as 
the pilot of STS-87 Columbia. During one of STS-
87’s spacewalks, Lindsey piloted the first flight of the 
AERCam Sprint, a free-flying robotic camera. As the 
pilot of Discovery STS-95 in October 1998, Lindsey 
returned to space alongside Senator John Glenn. His 
first mission as commander was STS-104, the 10th 
International Space Station (ISS) assembly mission. 
After launching in July 2001, the crew of Atlantis 
rendezvoused with the ISS and conducted joint 
operations with the Expedition 2 crew in order to 
install the Quest Joint Airlock. In July 2006, Lindsey 
commanded STS-121 Discovery, the second Return 
to Flight test mission after the Columbia mishap. 
And in February 2011, Lindsey commanded STS-
133, the 39th and final flight of Discovery. The crew 
docked with the ISS and delivered the Permanent 
Multipurpose Module, an Express Logistics Carrier, 
and Robonaut 2, the first human-like robot in space.

 During his time with NASA, Lindsey served 
as Deputy for Space Shuttle Operations and Co-
Chairman of the Space Shuttle Cockpit Council, 
Chief of International Space Station Operations for 
the Astronaut Office, and Chief of the Astronaut 
Office. In July 2011, Lindsey retired from NASA and 
joined Sierra Nevada Corporation to lead the Dream 
Chaser spacecraft flight operations.

 Each year, inductees are selected by a committee 
of Hall of Fame astronauts, former NASA officials, 
flight directors, historians and journalists. The 
process is administered by the Astronaut Scholarship 
Foundation. To be eligible, an astronaut must have 
made his or her first flight at least 17 years before 
the induction. Candidates must be a U.S. citizen 
and a NASA-trained commander, pilot or mission 
specialist who has orbited the earth at least once.

About Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex

Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex brings 
to life the epic story of the U.S. space program, 
offering a full day or more of fun and educational 
activities, including the Kennedy Space Center Tour 
featuring the Saturn V Center with an actual Saturn 
V moon rocket, the new Space Shuttle AtlantisSM, 
Shuttle Launch Experience®, 3D IMAX® space films, 
Astronaut Encounter, Exploration Space®: Explorers 
Wanted and many other interactive exhibits. 
Admission also includes the U.S. Astronaut Hall of 
Fame®, featuring historic spacecraft and the world’s 
most comprehensive collection of personal astronaut 
memorabilia (opens daily at noon; closing times 
vary by season). Only 45 minutes from Orlando, 
Fla., Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex opens 
daily at 9 a.m. with closing times varying by season. 
Admission is $50 + tax for adults and $40 + tax for 
children ages 3-11. Kennedy Space Center Visitor 
Complex offers annual passes starting at $75 + tax 
for adults and $60 + tax for children ages 3-11. For 
more information, call 877-313-2610 or visit www.
KennedySpaceCenter.com.

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About the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation

The United States Astronaut Hall of Fame was first 
conceived in the 1980s, when the six surviving 
Mercury astronauts sought to create a place where 
space travelers could be remembered. Their dream 
was realized in 1990, when the Hall of Fame 
attraction opened in Titusville, Fla. outside the gates 
to Kennedy Space Center. Today, the Astronaut 
Scholarship Foundation serves as a consultant for 
the Hall of Fame, which includes conducting the 
selection process of astronauts for enshrinement by 
an outside committee. The Astronaut Scholarship 
Foundation awards merit-based scholarships to 
the best and brightest students pursuing science, 
technology, engineering and math. The prestigious 
Astronaut Scholarship is known nationwide for 
being among the highest scholarships awarded to 
undergraduate STEM students. Since its inception, 
ASF has awarded over $4 million in scholarship to 
more than 370 of the nation’s top scholars. For more 
information, call 321-449-4876 or log on to www.
AstronautScholarship.org.

DO YOU WANT TO MEET NEW FRIENDS 

AND JOIN IN GREAT ACTIVITIES? 

Newcomers and Friends of San Gabriel Valley cordially invites local women to join their 
upcoming March events. We are primarily a social club with a very diverse group of women 
from all over the SGV. We will be having our monthly “Meet and Greet Coffee” at 10 am 
March 4 at a members home in Arcadia. You must attend a coffee to join Newcomers and 
attend activities. In addition to the coffees held the first Wednesday of each month there are 
luncheons, tours, a garden club, golfing, a book club, a wine tasting group, travel, movies, 
theater, and games such as bridge, pinochle, mahjong, scrabble, rummikub, and bunco. Our 
tour this month is to the Nixon Library in Yorba Linda. Most activities are on weekdays. 

Check out our website www.sgvnewcomers.com or email sgvnewcomers@yahoo.com for more 
information or call Marlene Palmer, Membership Chairman, at 626-348-8415.