Tuesday, March 30, 2010

Astronaut Roger Crouch visited the Challenger Learning Center while promoting the new Hubble Telescope IMAX movie in Chattanooga, TN. Dr. Crouch spoke to Bright School's 5th grade class and Seneca Middle School's 8th grade class. During his presentation, he spoke about how he became an astronaut and what it was like to travel into space on two separate occasions. According to Dr. Crouch, his first trip up to space only lasted 4 days, but the second trip lasted 16 days! While speaking to the students, Dr. Crouch encouraged all student to “Never give up on your dreams!”


To learn more about Astronaut Roger Crouch, visit http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/PS/crouch.html