NASA astronaut speaks to students
Musgrave talks about designing Hubble Telescope
Michael Vernor
Issue date: 11/20/08 Section: News
Slides of Musgrave in his spacesuit, shuttle launches, space walks, the Hubble, T-38 supersonic jets and other technological marvels were included alongside high-altitude and orbital shots of Earth and its mountains, volcanoes, islands, clouds and auroras.
He closed by simply telling the audience the importance of respecting nature and technology as well as each other.
"It's good to be curious, to want to learn about science and the world," Musgrave said. "Whatever we end up doing, we just have to learn to get along with ourselves and with one another."
Musgrave wore many hats before, during and after his 30-year career with NASA. He holds seven advanced degrees from many prestigious schools in several fields of study, including chemistry, surgery, mathematics, biophysics, literature, operations analysis and computer programming.
Musgrave has also been awarded 15 honorary degrees in varied fields and was inducted into the Astronaut Hall of Fame at Kennedy Space Center in July 2002.
During his time at NASA, Musgrave helped design the shuttle, the modern space suit, the robotic arm and the Hubble Telescope. He participated in six shuttle missions and worked in mission control for many others. He also led the team that repaired the Hubble in 1993.
He retired from NASA in 1997 and has since spent his time as a public speaker, for which he was named the Best Professional Speaker of the Year in 2002 by the American Speakers Bureau, and serves as a consultant to both Applied Minds of California and Disney's Imagineering Group.
He closed by simply telling the audience the importance of respecting nature and technology as well as each other.
"It's good to be curious, to want to learn about science and the world," Musgrave said. "Whatever we end up doing, we just have to learn to get along with ourselves and with one another."
Musgrave wore many hats before, during and after his 30-year career with NASA. He holds seven advanced degrees from many prestigious schools in several fields of study, including chemistry, surgery, mathematics, biophysics, literature, operations analysis and computer programming.
Musgrave has also been awarded 15 honorary degrees in varied fields and was inducted into the Astronaut Hall of Fame at Kennedy Space Center in July 2002.
During his time at NASA, Musgrave helped design the shuttle, the modern space suit, the robotic arm and the Hubble Telescope. He participated in six shuttle missions and worked in mission control for many others. He also led the team that repaired the Hubble in 1993.
He retired from NASA in 1997 and has since spent his time as a public speaker, for which he was named the Best Professional Speaker of the Year in 2002 by the American Speakers Bureau, and serves as a consultant to both Applied Minds of California and Disney's Imagineering Group.
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