NASA has announced that the Space Shuttle Mission STS-129 is scheduled for launch today.
The Space Shuttle Atlantis and its six-member crew will deliver equipment to the International Space Station and retrieve station crew member Nicole Stott to return to Earth.
The mission will be commanded by Lt. Colonel Charles O. Hobaugh, MD G ’84, veteran of two previous shuttle flights. Read mini-profiles of entire crew
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In a recent article from The Virginian-Pilot, the story of Dr. John C. Houbolt, IL A ’40, and his role as a NASA engineer, to get Americans to the moon is highlighted.
According to the article, Dr. Houbolt is somewhat of a forgotten man, but it was his persistence that saved the U.S. government money and enabled NASA to put American men on the Moon, and win the ‘space race.’
Read the full article, which is being released in conjunction with the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 12 landing on the moon, on Nov. 19, 1969.
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A local Montana newspaper, the Independent Record, has announced that senior Montana State University student, Kyle Tatchell (MT A 2009), has been awarded a Mechanical Engineering Design Scholarship for the fall 2009 semester. Read more
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