Dear Friends,
I got my interview with NASA. It is January 14-16. (BTW – I jumped up and down and ran all over my campus hugging my colleagues!) There is no way I could have done this alone. I want you to know that each one of you has had an impact on me and my [...]

Here is the timeline for selecting the next astronaut class. I put my application in and I am really hoping for an interview. I will keep you posted if you’ll keep your fingers crossed!!
September 2007:Vacancy Announcement opens in USAJOBS
July 1, 2008:Vacancy Announcement closes
September – October 2008:Qualified Applications reviewed to determine Highly Qualified applicants
October – November [...]

I finally got to see the space shuttle launch. I spent 5 days at Kennedy Space Center doing ecology field work with a good friend. The blog below is actually hosted on my Mac web page and you will be taken away from this location. Here is what I got to experience at KSC….This is [...]

I am currently in Houston, Texas so I spent the day at Johnson Space Center. I signed up for the level 9 tour. What does that mean? Well, the web page said I would get a behind the scenes look at what the astronauts do. Some of you know that I have put my application [...]