NASA TV to Air U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame Induction May 2

NASA TV to Air U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame Induction May 2

NASA Television will provide live coverage of the 2009 U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame induction ceremony on Saturday, May 2, at 3 p.m. EDT. The ceremony will take place at NASA's Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida.

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Joining the hall of fame this year are former astronauts George "Pinky" Nelson, one of only four space shuttle astronauts to fly untethered in space using NASA's Manned Maneuvering Unit; William Shepherd, commander of the first crew to live aboard the International Space Station; and Jim Wetherbee, commander of the longest docked shuttle-Mir mission.

CNN reporter John Zarrella will host the event. More than 20 hall of fame astronauts are expected to attend, including Scott Carpenter, Walt Cunningham, Jim Lovell and Bob Crippen.

   For the astronauts' complete biographies, visit:    http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/astrobio_former.html   

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

   http://www.nasa.gov/ntv    CONTACT:   Katherine Trinidad   Headquarters, Washington   202-358-1100   katherine.trinidad@nasa.gov    Allard Beutel   Kennedy Space Center, Fla.   321-867-2468   allard.beutel@nasa.gov     Andrea Farmer   Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, Fla.   321-449-4318   afarmer@dncinc.com    /PRNewswire-USNewswire -- April 27/  

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