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Thursday, January 7, 2010
Space shuttle astronaut to speak at UD
A NASA astronaut will recount the Atlantis space shuttle’s final mission to repair the Hubble Space Telescope on Jan. 14 at the University of Dayton.
K. Megan McArthur, a mission specialist on the May 2009 Hubble servicing mission, will discuss the mission and tell how she became an astronaut at 4:30 p.m. in UD’s Jesse Philips Humanities Center, Sears Auditorium. The presentation is free and open to the public.
Atlantis’ astronauts repaired and upgraded the Hubble Space Telescope, conducting five spacewalks during their mission to extend the life of the orbiting observatory.
McArthur logged nearly 13 days in space aboard Atlantis on her first space flight. From inside the shuttle, she operated the robotic arm used to dock the telescope, maneuver parts and tools, and assist the spacewalkers.
Prior to her public address, McArthur is scheduled to speak to a number of UD student groups, including science classes, students in the Women in Engineering program, and area high schools.
The daughter of a U.S. Navy pilot, McArthur received her bachelor’s degree in engineering from UCLA and her doctorate in oceanography from the University of California San Diego. NASA selected her in 2000 as a mission specialist in the space shuttle program.
For more information on space shuttle mission number STS-125, click here.
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