57074 news 1224201600 1475895975 <![CDATA[Georgia Tech Alumni to Man next Space Shuttle Mission]]> When the space shuttle Endeavour blasts into orbit on November 14, nearly half the crew will be Georgia Tech alumni.

Eric A. Boe is one of the Tech alums scheduled to participate on this 15-day mission to the International Space Station. He earned his M.S.E.E. in 1997. Shane Kimbrough (MSOR '98) and Sandra Magnus (PhD MSE '96) are his fellow Tech alumni joining him on this voyage.

The mission focuses on delivering equipment and supplies designed to double the crew size of the station from three to six in May 2009. The station's two Solar Alpha Rotary Joints will also be serviced by the crew.

]]> 2008-10-16T00:00:00-04:00 57075 image <![CDATA[Tech Tower]]> 190539 image/jpeg Jackie Nemeth
School of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Contact Jackie Nemeth
404-894-2906]]> 1255 130 129 145 135 http://www.gatech.edu/newsroom/newsbriefs.html?m=10&y=2008#n2193 1255 166855 170982