Sept 15 - Oct 15 is Hispanic Heritage Month

Former Goddard Employee to Be Aboard Space Shuttle Aboard Atlantis for STS-112

Former Goddard Employee Dr. Piers Sellers

Final preparations for the launch of STS-112 are under way at NASA Kennedy Space Center. Space Shuttle Atlantis will carry six crewmembers one of which is former Goddard scientist Dr. Piers Sellers. Sellers is making his spaceflight debut on STS-112 and will perform three space walks with co-mission specialist David Wolf. STS 112 is scheduled to lift off on Oct 2.

For the latest information STS-112, visit http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/shuttle/

NASA 's Mission:
*To understand and protect our home planet
*To explore the Universe and search for life
*To inspire the next generation of explorers
…as only NASA can

For a further details of the NASA mission, go to: http://www.nasa.gov/bios/vision.html

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NASA/GSFC Mourns the Loss of a Leader, Nelson Spencer

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Sept - Oct 15 is Hispanic Heritage Month Initiated by the U.S. Congress as Hispanic Heritage Week more than 20 years ago, the celebration has grown and expanded to recognition for a month long.

Oct 4 Begins World Space Week
A proclamation has been signed, "to celebrate each year at the international level the contributions of space science and technology to the betterment of the human conditions." for more information on space week, check the educaiton web page at: http://education.gsfc.nasa.gov/