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Feb. 19, 2008 - Astronaut Clayton Anderson, Hastings College graduate, to speak on campus
NASA astronaut Clayton Anderson, a 1981 Hastings College graduate, will visit his alma mater, Sunday and Monday, March 2 and 3.
Anderson will speak at a ceremony, Sunday, at 7:30 p.m., in French Memorial Chapel. He will discuss his recent five-month stay on board the International Space Station and talk about his 25-year career with NASA.
Anderson will also receive the Hastings College Outstanding Alumni Award from the college’s alumni association.
The presentation is free and open to the public.
During the day on Monday, Anderson will visit college classrooms and spend time with students.
Anderson, the first Nebraska native to go into space, began his mission in June 2007 aboard Space Shuttle Atlantis. He spent nearly five months orbiting the Earth as flight engineer on the International Space Station. Anderson performed three spacewalks, jettisoned two pieces of space hardware, operated the robotic arm, and performed a variety of scientific experiments.
Anderson returned to Earth aboard Space Shuttle Discovery, Wednesday, Nov. 7.
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Feb. 19, 2008 - Astronaut Clayton Anderson, Hastings College graduate, to speak on campus
NASA astronaut Clayton Anderson, a 1981 Hastings College graduate, will visit his alma mater, Sunday and Monday, March 2 and 3.
Anderson will speak at a ceremony, Sunday, at 7:30 p.m., in French Memorial Chapel. He will discuss his recent five-month stay on board the International Space Station and talk about his 25-year career with NASA.
Anderson will also receive the Hastings College Outstanding Alumni Award from the college’s alumni association.
The presentation is free and open to the public.
During the day on Monday, Anderson will visit college classrooms and spend time with students.
Anderson, the first Nebraska native to go into space, began his mission in June 2007 aboard Space Shuttle Atlantis. He spent nearly five months orbiting the Earth as flight engineer on the International Space Station. Anderson performed three spacewalks, jettisoned two pieces of space hardware, operated the robotic arm, and performed a variety of scientific experiments.
Anderson returned to Earth aboard Space Shuttle Discovery, Wednesday, Nov. 7.
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