Join scientist, author, pilot and NASA astronaut Tom Jones to talk all things space shuttle. Jones will discuss his latest book, Space Shuttle Stories: Firsthand Astronaut Accounts from All 135 Missions. In Space Shuttle Stories, Jones interviewed more than 130 fellow astronauts for personal vignettes from each mission, complemented by their written accounts for all 135 space shuttle missions, from Columbia's maiden flight in 1981 to the final launch of Atlantis in 2011.
Event Details:
Saturday, August 17, 2024
2:00 PM to 3:00 PM: Shuttle Stories: Firsthand Astronaut Accounts from All 135 Missions
3:00 PM to 3:30 PM: Book signing
FREE with Membership and included with general admission.
Presented as part of the Museum's new Home Beyond Earth exhibition.
Image Credit: NASA
