Re: [sarex] ASTRONAUT FRANK CULBERTSON DEPARTS NASA

["Robert Oler" <cvn65vf94@xxxxxxx>]

Frank's leaving is a good thing,  we need to clean out more of the deadwood 
at NASA.

Robert WB5MZO


>From: azrowe@juno.com
>To: sarex@AMSAT.Org
>Subject: [sarex] ASTRONAUT FRANK CULBERTSON DEPARTS NASA
>Date: Thu, 5 Sep 2002 01:10:25 -0400
>
>
>NASA HSF News Digest   Wednesday, September 4 2002   Volume 01 : Number
>085
>
>Date: Wed, 4 Sep 2002 08:58:41 -0500 (CDT)
>
>
>Doug Peterson
>Johnson Space Center, Houston
>281/483-5111
>
>ASTRONAUT FRANK CULBERTSON DEPARTS NASA
>
>Astronaut Frank L. Culbertson Jr. (Capt., USN, Ret.) ended his NASA
>career, retiring last week from the U.S. astronaut corps to pursue new
>opportunities in the private sector.  An International Space Station
>commander, space shuttle commander and pilot, and NASA manager for the
>Phase I Shuttle-Mir Program, he departed NASA on Aug. 24.
>
>A veteran of three spaceflights totaling 144 days in space, Culbertson
>returned in December 2001 from a four-month stay aboard the space station
>as the commander of Expedition Three. He was the sole American off the
>planet on Sept. 11 and saw the effects of the attacks on the World Trade
>Center and the Pentagon.
>
>Before space station training, Culbertson was instrumental in the
>successful implementation of the Phase I program with Russia. He
>commanded the 1993 STS-51 shuttle mission and served as pilot for STS-38
>in 1990. Before his selection to become an astronaut, Culbertson served
>as a Navy pilot and test pilot with over 6,500 hours flying time in more
>than 50 types of aircraft and three types of spacecraft.
>
>"Frank has had an incredible career as a pilot, astronaut and NASA
>manager," said Charlie Precourt, chief of the Astronaut Office.  "It
>takes a truly unique combination of technical and managerial skills to
>succeed in these fields, and Frank can do it all. We all wish him well in
>his new endeavors."
>
>Capt. Culbertson said,  "Flying in space became my childhood dream
>shortly after President Kennedy gave us the challenge to go to the moon.
>I have had the rare and fortunate opportunity of living this dream for 18
>years and being a small part of our country's space history.  I want to
>thank the hundreds of people in NASA, Russia, and our partner nations who
>have helped make that possible for me over the years.  My prayers will be
>with them as they continue to make history and overcome the risks that
>enable great achievements.  It has been an honor to work with such a
>talented and courageous international team."
>
>For complete biographical information about Culbertson and other
>astronauts, visit the NASA Astronaut Biography page at
>
>http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios.
>
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Robert Oler WB5MZO Houston TX


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