Texas Native to Fly on Next Shuttle Mission

NASA astronaut Danny Olivas, born and raised in El Paso, Texas, will conduct three spacewalks during the upcoming space shuttle mission to the International Space Station. This is the first shuttle flight to feature two Latino astronauts, Olivas and Jose Hernandez who are both of Mexican descent.

Link: http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2009/aug/HQ_M09-153_Texas_Native_to_Fly_on_Shuttle.html

Time: 11. Aug. 2009

Feed: NASA Breaking News

Topics: mission, shuttle, texas