Celebrate STEM and meet an astronaut - Part 3


After the event there was a dinner with astronaut Jan Davis.  There were about 75 people who attended the dinner.  After the dinner Astronaut Davis told us about her experiences to become an astronaut.  She did not get accepted 3 times but she never gave up and finally was selected to be an astronaut.  See her amazing Bio. 

Dr. Davis became an astronaut in June 1987. Her initial technical assignment was in the Astronaut Office Mission Development Branch, where she provided technical support for Shuttle payloads. She then served as a CAPCOM in Mission Control communicating with Shuttle crews for seven missions. After her first space flight, Dr. Davis served as the Astronaut Office representative for the Remote Manipulator System (RMS), with responsibility for RMS operations, training, and payloads. After her second space flight, she served as the Chairperson of the NASA Education Working Group and as Chief for the Payloads Branch, which provided Astronaut Office support for all Shuttle and Space Station payloads. A veteran of three space flights, Dr. Davis has logged over 673 hours in space. She flew as a mission specialist on STS-47 in 1992 and STS-60 in 1994, and was the payload commander on STS-85 in 1997.


After the dinner she answered questions from us! That was so interesting and fun. Then she signed autographs and took personal pictures with each one of us. I'll never forget meeting two women astronauts! 




Jan Davis Explains Luciana's Space Suit!







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