Astronaut Richard Hieb Photo: NASA, Public Domain
JAMESTOWN, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) – A perfect space to talk about space.
The Jamestown Arts Center will be welcoming Jamestown native Rick Hieb to talk about his experience working with NASA as an astronaut. Heib was first selected as an astronaut candidate in June 1985, later qualifying for a July 1986 assignment.
Arts Center Executive Director Mindi Schmitz says Hieb will be available to talk about his time working with NASA along with his more than 750 hours in space, including more than 17 hours in spacewalks.
Schmitz added they’ll only have room for a limited number of participants.
Hieb received a Bachelor of Arts degree in math and physics from Northwest Nazarene College in 1977. He went on to graduate from the University of Colorado at Boulder in 1979 with a Master of Science degree in aerospace engineering.
“For most people, his most well-known flight was the maiden voyage of Endeavour, which was built to replace the lost Challenger Space Shuttle,” the Arts Center says in a post. “The 1992 Endeavour flight was a satellite rescue mission that involved a number of high profile spacewalks, culminating in the first and only three person spacewalk where Rick and his colleagues captured a 9000 pound satellite in their spacesuit gloved hands.”
Tickets will be available at the door only for just $5 per person. The event will begin at 7 PM at the Jamestown Arts Center.
For more on this and other Arts Center events and courses, visit jamestownarts.com.
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