The Brumley D. Pritchett Lecture Series and the School of Materials Science & Engineering will be hosting "International Space Station: 10 Years and Counting" on November 8, 2011.  The reception will be hosted at 2:30 pm in the College of Management Atrium, with the seminar following at 3:00 pm in the LeCraw Auditorium. The seminar will be led by NASA Astronaut and MSE alumnus Sandra Magnus.

Selected by NASA in April 1996, Dr. Magnus reported to the Johnson Space Center in August 1996.  She completed 2 years of training and evaluation and is qualified for flight assignment as a mission  specialist. From January 1997 to May 1998, Dr. Magnus worked in the Astronaut Office Payloads/ Habitability Branch. In May 1998, Dr. Magnus was assigned as a “Russian Crusader,” In August 2000,  she served as a CAPCOM for the International Space Station (ISS). In August 2001, she was assigned  to STS-112. In October 2002, Dr. Magnus flew aboard STS-112. In completing her first spaceflight,  she logged a total of 10 days, 19 hours and 58 minutes in space. Following STS-112, Dr. Magnus was  assigned to work with the Canadian Space Agency to prepare the Special Dexterous Manipulator  robot for installation on the ISS. She was also involved in Return To Flight activities. In July 2005, Dr.  Magnus was assigned to the ISS Expedition Corps and began training for a future ISS long-duration  mission. She flew to the ISS with the crew of STS-126, launching on November 14 and arriving at the  ISS on November 16, 2008. On her second flight, Dr. Magnus spent 4.5 months aboard the ISS and  returned to Earth with the crew of STS-119 on March 28, 2009. In July 2011, Dr. Magnus flew as a  mission specialist on the crew of STS 135/ULF7, an ISS cargo delivery mission that carried the Multi  Purpose Logistics Module (MPLM), “Raffaello.

Selected by NASA in April 1996, Magnus reported to the Johnson Space Center in August 1996. She completed two years of training and evaluation and qualified for flight assignment as a mission specialist. From January 1997 to May 1998, Magnus worked in the Astronaut Office Payloads/Habitability Branch. In May 1998, she was assigned as a “Russian Crusader,” In August 2000, she served as a CAPCOM for the International Space Station (ISS). In August 2001, Magnus was assigned to STS-112, and in October 2002, she flew aboard STS-112. In completing her first spaceflight, she logged a total of 10 days, 19 hours and 58 minutes in space. Following STS-112, Magnus was assigned to work with the Canadian Space Agency to prepare the Special Dexterous Manipulator robot for installation on the ISS. She was also involved in Return To Flight activities. In July 2005, Magnus was assigned to the ISS Expedition Corps and began training for a future ISS long-duration mission. She flew to the ISS with the crew of STS-126, launching on November 14 and arriving at the ISS on November 16, 2008. On her second flight, Magnus spent 4.5 months aboard the ISS and returned to Earth with the crew of STS-119 on March 28, 2009. In July 2011, Magnus flew as a mission specialist on the crew of STS 135/ULF7, an ISS cargo delivery mission that carried the Multi Purpose Logistics Module (MPLM), “Raffaello."