This versatility will allow researchers from around the world to conduct experiments in the unique microgravity environment of space as never before. As Commander Bill Shepherd, Pilot Yuri Gidzenko and Flight Engineer Sergei Krikalev near the three-month mark of their mission aboard the International Space Station, the progress of their flight will be discussed at an Expedition One mission status briefing next week. Expedition One Lead Flight Director Jeff Hanley will provide an update on the crew members' activities over the past few weeks and a preview of their role in the activation of the U.S. Laboratory Destiny on the upcoming STS-98 mission. Destiny will be the cornerstone of American scientific research on the orbital outpost. Commerative King Event Rev. Walter E. Fauntroy will visit Goddard for a Martin Luther King Commeration.
Employees are welcome to attend.
Rev. Fauntroy is one of the genuine heroes of the civil rights movement. He stood with, worked with, strategized with and marched with Dr. King and the SCLC during the most turbulent era of the American civil rights movement. His knowledge and experiences are first hand, and we're fortunate to be able to have him share this history with us. A native of Washington D.C., educated at Virginia Union University and Yale University, Fauntroy has spent more than forty years helping to shape public policy. He has been pastor of the church, New Bethel Baptist Church in Washington, D.C. since 1959.