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U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame Induction 2008
Saturday • May 3, 2008

Veteran Space Shuttle astronauts John E. Blaha, Robert D. Cabana, Bryan D. O'Connor and Loren J. Shriver will join an elite group of American space heroes as they are inducted into the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame^® during a public ceremony at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex on Saturday, May 3 at 3:00 p.m. They will be welcomed to the ranks of legendary space pioneers like Neil Armstrong, John Glenn, Alan Shepard, Sally Ride and John Young - distinguished members of this unique Hall of Fame.

Astronaut Hall of Fame Induction Weekend tickets include:

2-Day Admission to Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex and the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame

A special “Apollo 16” Lunch with the Astronauts featuring two men who walked on the Moon – John Young and Charlie Duke on May 3 at 11:30 a.m.

Induction ceremony reserved seating

A limited edition commemorative souvenir poster featuring the 2008 Inductees

Hall of Fame astronauts sheduled to attend:

Charles Bolden, Vance Brand, Dan Brandenstein, Scott Carpenter, Michael Coats, Richard Covey, Bob Crippen, Walt Cunningham, Charlie Duke, Gordon Fullerton, Owen Garriott, Hoot Gibson, Frederick Gregory, Henry Hartsfield, Rick Hauck, Steven Hawley, Jeffrey Hoffman, Jack Lousma, Edgar Mitchell, Story Musgrave, Brewster Shaw, Al Worden and John Young

A limited number of seats are still available. Call 321-449-4400 for more information.

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(L–R) John E. Blaha, Robert D. Cabana, Bryan D. O'Connor and Loren J. Shriver.

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This is the seventh group of Space Shuttle astronauts named to the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame. Earlier inductees represent the Mercury, Gemini, Apollo, Skylab and Apollo-Soyuz programs. The addition of Blaha, the third American to live aboard the Russian Mir Space Station; Cabana, the commander of the first International Space Station assembly mission; O’Connor, commander of the first shuttle mission dedicated to life sciences; and Shriver, commander of the mission to deploy the Hubble Space Telescope, will bring the number of space explorers enshrined in the Astronaut Hall of Fame to 70.