Tag: Space Mission
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Former Fort Carson soldier selected to Artemis III crew
When the Artemis II splashed down off the coast of San Diego on April 10, its crewmembers were hailed as the farthest-traveled humans from Earth in history, having bested by more than 4,000 miles Apollo 13’s record. Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen traveled 252,756 miles from their home planet and returned…
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Retired astronaut reunites with professor in Colorado Springs after nearly 30 years
A retired astronaut and his former public speaking instructor recently shared a full-circle moment nearly 30 years in the making. In 1997, Bill Wallisch was teaching a public speaking course at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. One of his students was Duane “Digger” Carey, who would later pilot a servicing mission to the Hubble…