From Newsgroup: sci.space.news

May 04, 2011

Joshua Buck 
Headquarters, Washington                                         
202-358-1100 
jbuck{at}nasa.gov 

Allard Beutel 
Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 
321-867-2468 
allard.beutel{at}nasa.gov 

Andrea Farmer 
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, Fla. 
321-449-4318 
afarmer{at}dncinc.com 


RELEASE: 11-137

NASA TV TO AIR 2011 U.S. ASTRONAUT HALL OF FAME INDUCTION MAY 7

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA Television will provide live coverage of 
the 2011 U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame induction ceremony at 3 p.m. EDT 
on Saturday, May 7. 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 Karol J. "Bo" 
Bobko and Susan J. Helms. Their inductions bring the total number of 
space explorers enshrined to 79. 

Bobko flew on three shuttle missions and logged more than 386 hours in 
space during his 19 years in the astronaut program. He served as 
pilot during the first voyage of shuttle Challenger aboard STS-6 in 
April 1983 and as commander during the maiden flight of shuttle 
Atlantis aboard STS-51J in October 1985. 

Helms flew on the shuttle five times and logged 5,064 hours in space. 
While serving as a member of the second crew to live aboard the 
International Space Station in 2001, she performed the longest 
spacewalk ever at 8 hours and 56 minutes. 

NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, a 2006 Hall of Famer, will deliver 
remarks at the event. CNN reporter John Zarrella will serve as the 
host. 

Reporters interested in covering the event should contact Andrea 
Farmer at 321-449-4318 or Jillian McRae at 321-449-4273. 

For more information about the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame, visit: 

http://www.kennedyspacecenter.com 

For biographies for Bobko and Helms, visit: 

http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/astrobio_former.html 

For NASA TV downlink information, schedules and links to streaming 
video, visit: 

http://www.nasa.gov/ntv 
	
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