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Astronaut to speak about experience in space
station
The
engineering department welcomes NASA astronaut Col. Susan Helms,
a 2002 Green Honors Chair, at 2:30 p.m. today in Sid W. Richardson
Building, Lecture Hall 4, said Walt Williamson, engineering department
chairman.
The
free event is open to the public and attendees will learn about
the space program, space station and how the body reacts to space,
Williamson said.
In
1980, Helms graduated from the U.S. Air Force Academy and began
her career in aeronautics. She worked as an exchange officer in
Canada in the late 1980s until she was selected for the U.S. astronaut
program in 1990, according to the NASA Web site.
Helms
became an astronaut in July 1991, flew on her first mission in 1993
and served on the International Space Station in 2001, according
to the Web site.
“She
is a walking science experiment to help our country understand the
long-term effects of living in space,” Williamson said.
Helms
will speak about her stay in the space station and answer related
questions
at today’s event, according to a press release.
—Kelly
Maria Howard
Nine
radio-TV-film majors win Peabody Award
Nine
radio-TV-film majors can now add the George Foster Peabody Award
to their resumes for their contributions to a PBS documentary.
The
award is recognized as one of the most prestigious awards in the
broadcasting and cable news industry.
The
students served on camera crews assigned to cover the 11th Van Cliburn
International Piano Competition, which was profiled in the documentary
“The Cliburn: Playing on the Edge.”
Radio-TV-film
majors Rebecca Wren, Dimitar Orovcanec, Darren Thiesfeld, Charlie
Gregoire, Mike Ryan, Rachel Morris, Kristin Moon, Andy Gray and
Joe Williams recorded 600 hours of videotape while accompanying
the competitors day and night.
—Skiff
Staff
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