Sie sind auf Seite 1von 1

Ed Campion

Headquarters, Washington, DC February 22, 1996


(Phone: 202/358-1780)

Kyle Herring
Johnson Space Center, Houston
(Phone: 713/483-5111)

RELEASE: 96-35

ASTRONAUTS LOW, MEADE LEAVE CORPS

Astronauts G. David Low and Carl J. Meade (Colonel,


USAF) will leave NASA in February to pursue other aerospace
careers. Low left NASA February 20 and Meade will depart at
the end of the month.

Low will join Orbital Sciences Corporation's Launch


Systems Group in Dulles, VA. Meade will join Lockheed Skunk
Works in Palmdale, CA, next month as the X-33 deputy program
manager. The project is an effort between civil aerospace
companies and NASA to develop a potential next-generation
reusable launch vehicle.

Both Low and Meade flew on three Space Shuttle missions.


Low flew on STS-32 in 1990, STS-43 in 1991 and STS-57 in
1993. Meade flew on STS-38 in 1990, STS-50 in 1992 and STS-
64 in 1994.

For complete biographical information on Low, Meade and


other astronauts, see the NASA Internet astronaut biography
home page at address:
http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/

-end-

NASA press releases and other information are available


automatically by sending an Internet electronic mail message
to domo@hq.nasa.gov. In the body of the message (not the
subject line) users should type the words "subscribe press-
release" (no quotes). The system will reply with a
confirmation via E-mail of each subscription. A second
automatic message will include additional information on the
service. NASA releases also are available via CompuServe
using the command GO NASA.

Das könnte Ihnen auch gefallen