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Wed May 8th, 2024
CAROLINE SCHUMACHER OF ASTRONAUT SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION ON "STAY CURIOUS" TODAY 4 PM EDT or anytime on YouTube www.youtube.com/@AmericanSpaceMuseum/streams![]()
Enjoy a conversation with a dynamic leader on the Florida Space Coast as Caroline shares the 40th Anniversary of ASF and their Hall Of Fame induction weekend May 31-June 2.
Wed May 8th, 2024
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, CHARLIE CAMARDA, 72, STS-114![]()
Charles Joseph “Charlie” Camarda was born May 8, 1952 in Queens, New York and had his only mission on STS-114, the return to flight mission of Discovery in 2005. He was chosen an astronaut in the 1996 NASA Group 16, “The Sardines,” the largest class at 44. ![]()
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Camarda began work as a research scientist at the NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia. In the Thermal Structures Branch, he was responsible for demonstrating the viability of a heat-pipe cooled leading edge for the Space Shuttle. Camarda then headed up the High-Speed Research and Reusable Launch Vehicle programs and oversaw several test facilities such as the Thermal Structure Laboratory, where he worked on numerous Shuttle component developments.![]()
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Camarda holds seven patents on various innovations, including NASA's Heat-Pipe-Cooled Sandwich Panel, named one of the top 100 technical innovations of 1983 by Industrial Research Magazine. After more than 20 years of experience in diverse Shuttle technology applications, he made a career change that put him closer to his work while achieving his dream. Camarda was named a mission specialist in 1996. He also served as a faculty at NYU Poly.![]()
Camarda continues to work for NASA and has pioneered an engineering pedagogical approach called EPIC - that explores how to develop a mission as a collaborative training project. He has toured with this including in Finland in 2018.![]()
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Following his flight, he was the Director of Engineering at NASA's Johnson Space Center and served as Senior Advisor for Innovation to the Office of Chief Engineer, NASA Headquarters. Camarda retired from NASA in 2019.
Tue May 7th, 2024
Mark Usciak and a career as Space Photojournalist![]()
Mark Usciak shares the ups and downs of a photographer, scrubbed for Starliner, but making the most of his time on the Space Coast.ii
Mark Usciak and a career as Space Photojournalist
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Mark Usciak shares the ups and downs of a photographer, scrubbed for Starliner, but making the most of his time on the Space Coast.iiTue May 7th, 2024
PHOTOGRAPHER MARK USCIAK TO "STAY CURIOUS" TODAY 4 PM EDT or anytime on YouTube www.youtube.com/@AmericanSpaceMuseum/streams![]()
Disappointed in the scrub of the crewed Starliner launch, photojournalist Mark Usciak shares the process that brings the media to the Space Coast, some leaving empty-handed.
Tue May 7th, 2024
MAY 6TH A GOOD DAY TO BE BORN AN ASTRONAUT--BELATED BIRTHDAY TO THREE SPACEFLIERS!![]()
(Don Thomas with ASM's Anita Truex and Connie McDaniel)![]()
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May 6 is a good day to be born and have aspirations to be an astronaut, just ask these three Space Shuttle birthday mates: Dave Leestman, Chiaki Mukai and Don Thomas.![]()
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Happy 75th birthday to Dave Leestman, 3 spaceflights; Happy 72nd to Chiaki Mukai, Japan’s first female astronaut; and 69-years old is Don Thomas, four-time spaceman. ![]()
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David Cornell “Dave” Leestma was born May 6, 1949 in Muskegon, Michigan. An American engineer mission specialist astronaut 1980-1992. His three spaceflights and 22 days in space were STS-41G (1984), STS-28, STS-45.![]()
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Japan’s space hero Chiaki Mukai was born May 6, 1952 in Tatebayashi, Gunma, Japan. She is a physician surgeon and payload specialist astronaut 1985-2015. Her two spaceflights and 23 days in orbit were on STS-65 (1994), and STS-95 in 1998.![]()
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The birth of Dr. Donald Alan 'Don' Thomas was on May 6, 1955 in Cleveland, Ohio, one of 25 Buckeye astronauts. American materials scientist mission specialist astronaut 1990-2007. He has four spaceflights and 43 days in space. On STS-70 in 1995, four of the five astronauts were from Ohio! He also flew to orbit on STS-65 (1994), , STS-83 (1997) and STS-94 (1997).
Mon May 6th, 2024
CROSSED IN THE CADENCE: PHOTOS BY MARK USCIAK![]()
ASM partner Mark Usciak was at Rusty's Grill at Cape Canaveral Port, and got two excellent photos of a SpaceX booster launched Thursday and one roaring away Monday afternoon.
Mon May 6th, 2024
Backyard Astronomy, Moon gets a Time Zone![]()
Stargazer MarQ takes you in the nigh time backyard; Moon gets a time zone & Search for Planet X
Backyard Astronomy, Moon gets a Time Zone
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Stargazer MarQ takes you in the nigh time backyard; Moon gets a time zone & Search for Planet XMon May 6th, 2024
STAY "STAR" CURIOUS TODAY 4 PM EDT WITH BACKYARD ASTRONOMY, MOON TIME ZONE & PLANET X or anytime on YouTube![]()
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Join Stargazer MarQ in his backyard as he talks about Skies this Week, a timezone for the Moon and search for a new planet beyond Pluto.