NASA crew member, Atlanta professor to be inducted into U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame
When you’re a legendary astronaut who’s launched and sailed through space and lived at the International Space Station for months, you’ve definitely got some stories to tell.
One of the latest veteran NASA crew members to be inducted into the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame is a Georgia Tech professor.
Dr. Sandy Magnus is one of three inductees who NASA will honor at a ceremony at the Kennedy Space Center this June.
Selected to the NASA Astronaut Corps in April 1996, Magnus flew in space on the STS-112 shuttlemission in 2002. She also flew to NASA’s International Space Station on STS-126 in November 2008, served as flight engineer and science officer on Expedition18 and returned home on STS-119 after four and a half months onboard.
After living in space, Magnus launched on the U.S.’s final shuttle flight, STS-135, in 2011.
When Magnus spoke with WABE, she started by taking us back to her first mission, and how magical it was.
Lily Oppenheimer contributed to this report.
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