Veteran space flier Chris Ferguson, who was born in Philadelphia, will command space shuttle Endeavour’s mission to the International Space Station. Endeavour is targeted to launch from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Nov. 14, at 7:55 p.m. EST.
To cover the launch at Kennedy, U.S. reporters must request credentials by Nov. 3, and foreign reporters must do so by Oct. 20. Media should submit requests online at:
https://media.ksc.nasa.gov/ To request an interview with Commander Ferguson, news media should contact the Johnson Space Center newsroom in Houston at 281-483-5111 by Nov. 3.
Ferguson is one of seven astronauts who will fly on the space shuttle mission designated STS-126. The shuttle will deliver equipment and supplies necessary to double the station crew size from three to six in May 2009. During the 15-day flight, astronauts will service the station’s two Solar Alpha Rotary Joints. The starboard joint has been in limited use since September 2007.
Ferguson graduated from Archbishop Ryan High School in Philadelphia. He received his bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Drexel University in Philadelphia in 1984, and a master’s degree in aeronautical engineering from the Naval Postgraduate School in 1991. For Ferguson’s complete biography, visit:
http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/ferguson.html
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