NASA’s Glenn Research Center will welcome Astronaut Randy Bresnik who recently returned from the International Space Station after serving as a flight engineer on Expedition 52 and commander on Expedition 53.
Bresnik will host a post-mission briefing at Lewis Field on May 29 at 1:30 p.m. Prior to his briefing, the center will join the United States Postal Service (USPS) in honoring the pioneering spirit of the first American woman in space, Dr. Sally Ride, during a stamp dedication ceremony beginning at 1 p.m.
Members of the media are invited to attend both the briefing and dedication ceremony.
Bresnik will be available for interviews at 2:30 p.m.
Media interested in attending should contact Debbie Lockhart at (216) 433-8655 or deborah.j.lockhart@nasa.gov no later than 9 a.m. on Tuesday, May 29.
Post-Mission Briefing
On July 28, 2017, Bresnik launched to the space station on his second trip into space. During his mission on the orbiting laboratory, he and his crewmates facilitated more than 300 experiments and investigations, including work with Glenn’s upgrades to the Light Microscopy Module and replacing a failed igniter for the Advanced Combustion via Microgravity Experiments.
During his time on Expedition 52/53, Bresnik spent 139 days in space, completed three spacewalks totaling 20 hours and 10 minutes, made 2,224 orbits around Earth and traveled nearly 59 million miles.
Sally Ride Forever Stamp
In March, the USPS announced their plans to dedicate a Forever Stamp in honor of Ride for inspiring the nation, her significant contributions to science and encouraging children to study science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
The first-day-of-issue ceremony for the Sally Ride Forever Stamp will take place today in La Jolla, California.
Ride, a lover of science and exploration, was selected as an astronaut in 1978 in the first diverse class of astronauts. At the age of 32, she was selected as a mission specialist for STS-7, which launched on June 18, 1983, making Ride not only the first American woman in space, but also the youngest American astronaut to fly in space.
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Debbie Lockhart
NASA’s Glenn Research Center
216-433-8655
deborah.j.lockhart@nasa.gov