News Archive / Tagged: Astronaut Hall of Fame

• Curt Brown tapped as Astronaut Scholarship Foundation Chairman

  Jason RhianMay 21st, 2017

  KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — The Astronaut Scholarship Foundation has a new chairman: former shuttle astronaut Curt Brown. He will be taking the reins of the organization from fellow space flight veteran Dan Brandenstein. The announcement was made during the 2017 U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame induction Gala.

• Astronaut Hall of Fame welcomes Foale, Ochoa to its ranks

  Jason RhianMay 20th, 2017

  KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — Two NASA astronauts joined the elite ranks of the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame located at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex's $100 million Space Shuttle Atlantis exhibit. Given that both Michael Foale and Ellen Ochoa flew on OV-104 (Atlantis), the duo makes the Friday, May 19, ceremony all the more poignant.

• Revamp of new Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex begins

  Laurel KornfeldOctober 24th, 2015

  In preparation for construction of a new, high-tech “Heroes and Legends” Next Generation attraction, the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame® at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Cape Canaveral, Florida, will close for approximately a year on November 2.

• Four new ‘Heroes and Legends’ join U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame

  Jason RhianMay 31st, 2015

  KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla — The U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame welcomed four new members into its prestigious ranks on Saturday, May 30 at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. On the 25th anniversary of the opening of the AHoF, John Grunsfeld, Steve Lindsey, Kent Rominger and Rhea Seddon became the latest inductees, and they will now […]

• KSC Visitor Complex, U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame mark 25 years with new ‘Heroes and Legends’ facility

  Jason RhianMay 29th, 2015

  KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla — The Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex and the United States Astronaut Hall of Fame made a special announcement as well as conducted a groundbreaking ceremony at the Visitor Complex’s “Rocket Garden” today, Friday, May 29. With an introduction provided by former CNN correspondent John Zarrella, the two organizations revealed that the […]

• NASA announces 2015 Astronaut Hall of Fame inductees

  SpaceFlight InsiderFebruary 18th, 2015

  On its silver anniversary, the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame will induct four space shuttle astronauts as part of its 2015 class. John Grunsfeld, Rhea Seddon, Steven Lindsey, and Kent Rominger will join the ranks of previous inductees including Alan Shepard, Neil Armstrong, and John Young in a ceremony on May 30 at Kennedy Space Center’s […]

• Insider Interview: Recent AHoF inductee Jerry Ross talks NASA and Commercial Crew

  Jason RhianJuly 5th, 2014

  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla — During a recent interview that SpaceFlight Insider conducted with this year’s U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame inductee Jerry Ross, the seven-time space flight veteran and former Chief of the Vehicle Integration Test Office at the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. Ross recently penned his autobiography dubbed Spacewalker: My […]

• Introducing the 2014 Astronaut Hall of Fame Inductees: Shannon Lucid and Jerry Ross

  SpaceFlight InsiderMay 4th, 2014

  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Rainy weather could not dampen spirits at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center during the 2014 Astronaut Hall of Fame Inductions. Yesterday, a crowd gathered underneath the Space Shuttle Atlantis to honor two distinguished American Astronauts – Shannon Lucid and Jerry Ross. If you have had the opportunity to visit the Space Shuttle […]