What:

“Unity in Freedom” is the theme for the Asian Pacific American Heritage
Month Celebration at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville,
Ala. Astronaut Eugene Trinh — who trained at the Marshall Center for his
mission on Spacelab on STS-50 in 1992 — will speak. The celebration will
include cultural dances performed in authentic fashions and traditional
foods from Vietnam, Korea, Thailand and other Asian countries.

Who:

Trinh will talk about perspectives of research in space — from a ground
laboratory, in space and behind a desk. He is the director of the Physical
Sciences Division at NASA Headquarters.

When:

May 8, 2002

11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Where:

Marshall Center’s Morris Auditorium in Bldg. 4200

To attend:
News media inte

rested in covering the event should contact Judy Pettus of
the Marshall Media Relations Department at (256) 544-0034. Media must
report to Gate 1, Martin Road exit at South Memorial Parkway. Vehicles are
subject to security search at the gate. News media will need two photo
identifications and proof of car insurance.