SPECIAL EVENT HONORING STS-90 NEUROLAB MISSION ASTRONAUTS



May 7, 1998
Doug Peterson
Johnson Space Center
(281) 483-5914



<h4>Release: J98-12</h4> <h3>Special Event Honoring STS-90 Neurolab 
Mission Astronauts</h3> 

NASA Johnson Space Center (JSC) will host a special event May 19 to 
honor the astronaut crew of the recently completed STS-90 Neurolab 
Mission. This free event will be held at 7 p.m. in the IMAX Theater 
at Space Center Houston.



JSC Director George Abbey will present the crew&rsquo;s Space Flight 
Medals and other awards to individuals and teams who made key 
contributions to the flight. The crew, STS-90 Commander Rick 
Searfoss, Pilot Scott Altman, Mission Specialists Rick Linnehan, Kay 
Hire, and Dave Williams, and Payload Specialists Jay Buckey, Jr. and 
James Pawelczyk will narrate a slide show presentation of mission 
photographs, including those taken by the crew during their flight. 
The program will conclude with a showing of an IMAX movie.



During the mission, the crew performed scientific studies in the 
Spacelab module carried in Columbia&rsquo;s payload bay. The Spacelab 
provided the astronauts a working research laboratory with living 
conditions similar to those on Earth, but with one key difference: 
microgravity.



The prime mission objective for the STS-90 Neurolab mission was to 
expand our understanding of how the nervous system develops and 
functions in space; knowledge needed for future space travel. The 
mission research will also provide a unique contribution to the study 
and treatment of neurological diseases and disorders on Earth.



The public and all JSC employees, contractors, friends, family 
members, and guests are invited. Early arrival is recommended due to 
the limited seating available in the Space Center Houston IMAX 
theater. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the seating is first-come, 
first-served. The program is limited to the theater, and other Space 
Center Houston attractions will not be open. Space Center Houston is 
located next to the Johnson Space Center, midway between Houston and 
Galveston at 1601 NASA Road 1.



For events such as crew returns and launches, the public should call 
in advance for possible time changes. Updated information about each 
event will be available on the days before the event on the JSC 
Public Information line 281/483-8600.



Space Center Houston offers a broad, in-depth view of the space 
program throughout the year, with hands-on activities and exhibits 
for families and schools. For more information phone (281) 244-2100 
or visit the Internet site at http://www.spacecenter.org

	
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