Thursday, June 13
6:00 pm
The Irondale Library welcomes Astronaut Dr. Larry DeLucas, a scientist at the Aerospace Corporation and NASA's first civilian scientist-astronaut. Astronaut Lawrence DeLucas will reminisce on his training to be a NASA astronaut and share his experiences flying on the Columbia Space Shuttle Mission STS-50, launched on June 25, 1992. He will descibe the materials, technology, and research performed in that mission and summarize the research underway on the International Space Station. He will discuss NASA's plans for a human-piloted mission to Mars.
Dr. DeLucas worked aboard the Columbia conducting 720 experiments for two weeks, travelling over 6 million miles in 221 orbits. He later served as chief scientist for the International Space Station from 1994-95. Come meet him and learn more about his amazing experiences.
This event is free.
