‘Education Can Take You Anywhere’: Teacher-Astronaut Dottie Metcalf-Lindenburger Turns 40 Todayby Ben Evans May 2, 2015
Dottie Metcalf-Lindenburger is pictured close to the window in Japan’s Kibo laboratory module, aboard the International Space Station (ISS), during STS-131 in April 2010. Photo Credit: NASAMore than five years have now passed since Dottie Metcalf-Lindenburger—geologist, astronomer, cross-country runner, and the first Space Camp alumnus ever to journey beyond Earth’s atmosphere and into orbit—became NASA’s fourth Educator Astronaut and launched aboard Shuttle Discovery on STS-131 to the International Space Station (ISS).
https://www.americaspace.com/2015/05/02/education-can-take-you-anywhere-teacher-astronaut-dottie-metcalf-lindenburger-turns-40-today/After visiting space herself, former NASA astronaut educates future STEM stars in SeattleKim Malcolm John O'Brien March 28, 2024 / 1:41 pm
Dorothy Metcalf-Lindenburger Photo courtesy of Dorothy Metcalf-Lindenburger(...) The former Earth sciences and astronomy teacher in Vancouver, Washington, began her journey to the stars after a student asked her what she'd later learn was a rather common question among high schoolers: How do you go to the bathroom in space?
She didn't know either. In her quest to find an answer, she discovered NASA was hiring teachers for the 2004 class of incoming astronauts. She applied, and the rest is history — literally. She was a member of the STS-131 mission to the International Space Station in 2010. (...)
https://www.kuow.org/stories/after-visiting-space-herself-former-nasa-astronaut-educates-future-stem-stars-in-seattleFormer Astronaut Dorothy Metcalf-Lindburger Speaks to Slovak StudentsBy U.S. Embassy Bratislava | 29 September, 2017 | Topics: Embassy, Events
Former NASA astronaut and science teacher Dorothy Metcalf-Lindenburger spoke to a capacity crowd of 670 high school students on “Dare to Dream” at Bratislava’s Economic University on Thursday, September 28. Later that evening she held a talk and question session with approximately 150 space enthusiasts at the Slovak National Gallery’s café.
https://sk.usembassy.gov/former-astronaut-dorothy-metcalf-lindburger-speaks-slovak-students/Astronaut Dottie Metcalf-Lindenburger Visits PlanetariumBy U.S. Embassy Prague | 27 September, 2017
https://cz.usembassy.gov/astronaut-dottie-metcalf-lindenburger-visits-czech-planetarium/Do Brna zavítá americká astronautka Dorothy Marie „Dottie“ Metcalf-Lindenburgerová14.09.2017 12:21 Jiří Dušek Vytisknout článek
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