Astronomy Live: 330 Hours in Space

Name: Astronomy Live: 330 Hours in Space
Start: 2024-11-20T19:00:00-05:00
End: 2024-11-20T21:00:00-05:00
Location: Hayden Planetarium Space TheaterEnter at 81st Street

Wednesday, November 20, 2024

7 pm

John Herrington is wearing a full space suit inside a space capsule.

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$20 General Admission
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Please note: Due to this program’s nature, guests who arrive after 7:15 pm will not be allowed to enter the theater.

Add to Calendar 2024-11-20 19:00 2024-11-20 21:00 America/New_York Astronomy Live: 330 Hours in Space Commander John Herrington on his historic space mission as the first enrolled citizen of a Native American nation in space. Hayden Planetarium Space TheaterEnter at 81st Street

Date

Wednesday, November 20, 2024

Time

7 pm

Location

Hayden Planetarium Space Theater

Enter at 81st Street

In 2002, John Herrington made history as the first citizen of a federally recognized Native American tribe (Chickasaw Nation) to travel to space. Herrington was part of the STS-113 mission to deliver a new Expedition 6 crew to the International Space Station (ISS) and the P1 Truss segment, which provides structural support for the ISS radiators.

In this Astronomy Live, Commander Herrington will trace his journey on the Space Shuttle Endeavour, share details about his spacewalks, and discuss the "overview effect" and how his view of Earth and climate was transformed by his time in space.

Smiling portrait of John Herrington, standing with arms crossed and wearing a jacket with multiple patches, with his name, NASA, and an american flag.

This program utilizes OpenSpace software supported by NASA under award No NNX16AB93A. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.