October 17, 2007

Lori J. Rachul
Media Relations Office
216-433-8806
lori.j.rachul@nasa.gov

MEDIA ADVISORY: 07-045

SPACE SHUTTLE STS-118 CREW MEMBERS TO MEET STUDENTS AND CENTER EMPLOYEES

CLEVELAND -- NASA's first educator astronaut Barbara Morgan and North 
Ridgeville High School graduate and space shuttle pilot Marine Col. 
Charlie Hobaugh will meet with hundreds of area students and Glenn 
employees to give a first-hand account of their flight on Thursday, 
October 18.

Hobaugh and Morgan were members of the seven-person crew that returned 
to Earth aboard Space Shuttle Endeavour on August 21. During their 
13-day mission, designated STS-118, space station construction 
continued with delivery of a starboard truss segment and included 
multiple spacewalks.

During their presentations to students and employees, they will talk 
about their roles, present video of their flight and take questions 
from the audience.

Media are invited to cover the day's activities. The schedule of 
events includes:

9:15 - 10:15 a.m. - Hobaugh presentation at North Ridgeville High 
School
11 a.m. - Noon - Morgan presentation to middle school students at 
Glenn
1 - 2 p.m. - Hobaugh and Morgan presentation to Glenn employees

The 11 a.m. presentation will include students from Luiz Munoz Marin 
Middle School (Cleveland), Alpha School of Excellence (Youngstown), 
Independence Middle School (Independence), St. Mark's Middle School 
(Brunswick) and Warrensville Heights Middle School (Warrensville 
Heights). It will be webcast live on NASA's Website at: 
mms://sargasso-3.arc.nasa.gov/dln.

In addition, students at NASA Explorer Schools from Forest Lake 
Elementary School (Columbia, S.C.) and Village Academy High School 
(Pomona, Calif.) will participate in the presentation through the 
NASA Digital Learning Network, an interactive videoconference system.

Media representatives interested in attending any of the events should 
contact Lori Rachul at 216-433-8806 or the Media Relations Office at 
216-433-2901 by 9 a.m. Thursday to arrange security clearance on to 
the center.

For more information about NASA's education programs and the STS-118 
mission on the Internet, visit:



http://www.nasa.gov


Biographical information on Hobaugh and Morgan is available at: 

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

	
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