CMA Presents "From Caltech to Low Earth Orbit: New Eyes for Hubble"

The Caltech Management Association and the JPL Space Flight Awareness Program are proud to bring back astronaut John Grunsfeld to talk about his latest mission to the Hubble Space Telescope. Dr. Grunsfeld has the distinction of being the only Caltech faculty member to have flown in space. He also has the distinction of being one of only two astronauts who have performed five spacewalks (EVAs) on the Hubble Space Telescope.

Dr. Grunsfeld was a Senior Research Fellow at Caltech from 1989 to 1992 in the Space Radiation Laboratory. His research covered x-ray and gamma-ray astronomy, high-energy cosmic ray studies, the development of new detectors and instrumentation, and the study of binary pulsars. In addition, he was the principal designer of the most successful project done by the Caltech Students for the Exploration and Development of Space (SEDS) — the Gamma-ray Astrophysics Mission (GAMCIT), which flew on the shuttle Endeavour (STS-77) in 1996.

Dr. Grunsfeld began his astronaut training in 1992 at the Johnson Space Flight Center and became qualified for flight selection as a mission specialist. A veteran of four space flights — STS-67 (Astro 2) in 1995, STS-81 (docking with MIR) in 1997, and Hubble Space Telescope (HST) servicing missions STS-103 in 1999 and STS-109 in 2002 — Dr. Grunsfeld has logged over 45 days in space, including five spacewalks totaling 37 hours and 32 minutes.

This event is free. All JPL/Campus personnel are welcome.

For more information about this event, please send e-mail to [email protected] or call Michael Eastwood, (818) 354-9273.