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Astronaut Encounter

William R. Pogue

Astronaut William R. Pogue,
Pilot of Skylab 4

In the month of November Kennedy Space Center (KSC) will be hosting their first Astronaut Encounter web cast live from the Visitor Center Complex at KSC. William R. Pogue, a former astronaut who was selected by NASA in April 1966, will be the featured guest. William served as a pilot on Skylab 4 from November 16th 1973 - February 8th 1974. He will answer your questions about what it was like to live in space for 84 days.

Students in KSC Camp

 

Links

Before the web cast on November 14th please investigate how William became an astronaut. What kind of experiences did he go through while in space?

Skylab 4 Pogue in training William R. Pogue

Interested in pursuing a career as an astronaut? See links below!

Crew of STS-112
Astronaut training at the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory
Space Walk

Other Resources!

KSC Camp's logo KSC Visitor Center's logo Educator & Students

 

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Web cast -November 14th
starting at 8:45 am Pacific 11:45 am Eastern

Show Times

Pacific
8:45 - 9:15 am
11:30 - 12:00 noon
1:15 - 1:45 pm

Eastern
11:45 - 12:15 pm
2:30 - 3:00 pm
4:15 - 4:45 pm

 


Astronaut Encounter

Archives:
Video Segment 1 - Transcript
Video Segment 2 - Transcript
Video Segment 3 - Transtript

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Chat-November 14th
at 12:15 pm Pacific 3:15 pm Eastern

Do you have questions about how astronauts live and work in space? William will explain how astronauts eat, drink, and sleep in space.

Read the Chat Archive

 

 
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