VETERAN NASA ASTRONAUT BONNIE DUNBAR RETIRES

VETERAN NASA ASTRONAUT BONNIE DUNBAR RETIRES

September 30, 2005

Doug Peterson
Johnson Space Center, Houston
281/483-5111


Allard Beutel
Headquarters, Washington
202/358-4769



Report #J05-038

VETERAN NASA ASTRONAUT BONNIE DUNBAR RETIRES

Astronaut Bonnie Dunbar (Ph.D.), a veteran of five space shuttle flights,
retired from NASA today to become president and chief executive officer of
the Museum of Flight in Seattle, Washington.

Dunbar flew on shuttle missions in 1985, 1990, 1992, 1995, and 1998,
spending more than 50 days in space. She played key science roles in each
mission, including the STS-61-A Spacelab, STS-50 Microgravity Lab-1, and
STS-32 Long Duration Exposure Facility (LDEF) retrieval missions. Two of her
missions, STS-71 and STS-89, visited the Russian space station Mir. She was
selected for the astronaut class of 1980, only the second group of
astronauts specifically chosen to fly the space shuttle.

In addition to astronaut assignments, Dunbar's 27-year career at NASA
included serving as a flight controller and payload officer. She also held
management positions at NASA Headquarters and NASA's Johnson Space Center,
including five years as the assistant director for University Research at
Johnson.

"As one of NASA's early shuttle astronauts, Bonnie helped pave the way for
women taking key roles in space exploration," said Flight Crew Operations
Director Ken Bowersox. "She's done it all, from technical research to
spaceflight to motivating young people about science."

For more biographical information about Dunbar on the Web, visit:

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

For information about NASA missions and projects, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/home


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"Jacques van Oene" wrote in message
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VETERAN NASA ASTRONAUT BONNIE DUNBAR RETIRES

September 30, 2005

Doug Peterson
Johnson Space Center, Houston
281/483-5111


Allard Beutel
Headquarters, Washington
202/358-4769



Report #J05-038

VETERAN NASA ASTRONAUT BONNIE DUNBAR RETIRES

Astronaut Bonnie Dunbar (Ph.D.), a veteran of five space shuttle flights,
retired from NASA today to become president and chief executive officer of
the Museum of Flight in Seattle, Washington.

Dunbar flew on shuttle missions in 1985, 1990, 1992, 1995, and 1998,
spending more than 50 days in space. She played key science roles in each
mission, including the STS-61-A Spacelab, STS-50 Microgravity Lab-1, and
STS-32 Long Duration Exposure Facility (LDEF) retrieval missions. Two of
her
missions, STS-71 and STS-89, visited the Russian space station Mir. She
was
selected for the astronaut class of 1980, only the second group of
astronauts specifically chosen to fly the space shuttle.

In addition to astronaut assignments, Dunbar's 27-year career at NASA
included serving as a flight controller and payload officer. She also held
management positions at NASA Headquarters and NASA's Johnson Space Center,
including five years as the assistant director for University Research at
Johnson.

"As one of NASA's early shuttle astronauts, Bonnie helped pave the way for
women taking key roles in space exploration," said Flight Crew Operations
Director Ken Bowersox. "She's done it all, from technical research to
spaceflight to motivating young people about science."

For more biographical information about Dunbar on the Web, visit:

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

For information about NASA missions and projects, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/home


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Jacques :-)

www.spacepatches.info



Any idea who has flown the most shuttle missions and how many?

Jerry Ross and Franklin Chang-Diaz both flew 7, and I believe are still
eligible for future assignments to shuttle crews. Ross flew his 7th on
STS-110, and Chang-Diaz flew his 7th on STS-111, both in 2002, and both
just before the Columbia accident.


Katipo wrote:
"Jacques van Oene" wrote in message
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VETERAN NASA ASTRONAUT BONNIE DUNBAR RETIRES

September 30, 2005

Doug Peterson
Johnson Space Center, Houston
281/483-5111


Allard Beutel
Headquarters, Washington
202/358-4769



Report #J05-038

VETERAN NASA ASTRONAUT BONNIE DUNBAR RETIRES

Astronaut Bonnie Dunbar (Ph.D.), a veteran of five space shuttle flights,
retired from NASA today to become president and chief executive officer of
the Museum of Flight in Seattle, Washington.

Dunbar flew on shuttle missions in 1985, 1990, 1992, 1995, and 1998,
spending more than 50 days in space. She played key science roles in each
mission, including the STS-61-A Spacelab, STS-50 Microgravity Lab-1, and
STS-32 Long Duration Exposure Facility (LDEF) retrieval missions. Two of
her
missions, STS-71 and STS-89, visited the Russian space station Mir. She
was
selected for the astronaut class of 1980, only the second group of
astronauts specifically chosen to fly the space shuttle.

In addition to astronaut assignments, Dunbar's 27-year career at NASA
included serving as a flight controller and payload officer. She also held
management positions at NASA Headquarters and NASA's Johnson Space Center,
including five years as the assistant director for University Research at
Johnson.

"As one of NASA's early shuttle astronauts, Bonnie helped pave the way for
women taking key roles in space exploration," said Flight Crew Operations
Director Ken Bowersox. "She's done it all, from technical research to
spaceflight to motivating young people about science."

For more biographical information about Dunbar on the Web, visit:

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

For information about NASA missions and projects, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/home


--
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Jacques :-)

www.spacepatches.info



Any idea who has flown the most shuttle missions and how many?

"Steve" wrote in
oups.com:

Jerry Ross and Franklin Chang-Diaz both flew 7, and I believe are
still eligible for future assignments to shuttle crews. Ross flew his
7th on STS-110, and Chang-Diaz flew his 7th on STS-111, both in 2002,
and both just before the Columbia accident.

Chang-Diaz is now a registered lobbyist for ATK Thiokol, which makes me
doubt he will fly again.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-
dyn/content/article/2005/08/24/AR2005082402015.html


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Jorge R. Frank wrote:
Chang-Diaz is now a registered lobbyist for ATK Thiokol, which makes me
doubt he will fly again.

What does it do to his time preparing VASIMIR? Although perhaps the
test unit will be manifested on a Stick, since the Shuttle booking has
been lost.

/dps

Okay, thread drift is an organic process...

snidely wrote:
Jorge R. Frank wrote:
Chang-Diaz is now a registered lobbyist for ATK Thiokol, which makes me
doubt he will fly again.

What does it do to his time preparing VASIMIR? Although perhaps the
test unit will be manifested on a Stick, since the Shuttle booking has
been lost.

/dps

"snidely" wrote in news:1128192439.164813.157660
@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com:

Jorge R. Frank wrote:
Chang-Diaz is now a registered lobbyist for ATK Thiokol, which makes me
doubt he will fly again.

What does it do to his time preparing VASIMIR?

Good question. Astronaut retirements usually get a NASA press release, and
I don't recall one for Chang-Diaz. On the other hand, I didn't think active
civil servants were allowed to be registered lobbyists for government
contractors. If he's still working on VASIMR, it seems likely to me that
he'd be doing it as a contractor. (Bottom line is, I just don't know.)

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Jorge R. Frank wrote:
Astronaut retirements usually get a NASA press release,

Liek the one for Ms Dunbar!

I don't recall one for Chang-Diaz.

(Bottom line is, I just don't know.)

Reduced to our level, are you?

/dps

Astronaut retirements usually get a NASA press release, and
I don't recall one for Chang-Diaz. On the other hand, . . .

Well, for whatever it is worth, he is listed under
http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/astrobio_former.html rather than
http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/astrobio_activemgmt.html

On Sat, 1 Oct 2005 10:12:49 +0200, "Jacques van Oene"
wrote:

VETERAN NASA ASTRONAUT BONNIE DUNBAR RETIRES

September 30, 2005

Doug Peterson
Johnson Space Center, Houston
281/483-5111


Allard Beutel
Headquarters, Washington
202/358-4769



Report #J05-038

VETERAN NASA ASTRONAUT BONNIE DUNBAR RETIRES

That bitch was hell on wheels