Click here to go to the NEW College Discussion Forum

YEP! Thats right! There is now another Rice astronaut which brings the total up to three that I know of.

Shannon Walker got a BS in Physics and MS and PhD all at Rice!

And shes from Houston, and already works at JSC! I'll bet she was even a JSC co-op!

(This is a lot like me. Except I'm not a woman. And I don't live in Texas right now. But I will this fall.)

By Scetoaux (Scetoaux) on Saturday, May 08, 2004 - 11:00 pm: Edit

(and I am not yet a JSC co-op, JSC employee, or astronaut)

By Scetoaux (Scetoaux) on Saturday, May 08, 2004 - 11:08 pm: Edit

one last post for me:

http://www.nasa.gov/vision/space/preparingtravel/ascan_bio_met_lind.html

Of the 10 astronauts, there are 2 pilots and 8 mission specialists, 3 of which are educator-astronauts. 20% pilots is too low of a ratio for space shuttles, which are 2/7 pilots, or 29%. This is an indication to me that the CEV is going to be a 1 pilot ship.

By Scetoaux (Scetoaux) on Saturday, May 08, 2004 - 11:20 pm: Edit

oops sorry, thats 11 astronauts, making that 2/11 pilots. thats 18% compared to 28% for shuttles.

Just thought you should know.