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Eastfield Hosts Visit By Former Astronaut

(Mesquite, TX) – Eastfield College Science Club will present “Dust on my Boots: Humans on the Moon and Mars” by Dr. James F. Reilly, retired Astronaut, on April 9 at 7 p.m. in the Performance Hall. It is free and open to the public.

Born March 18, 1954, at Mountain Home Air Force Base in Idaho, Reilly now resides in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He graduated from Lake Highlands High School in Dallas in 1972. Five years later he earned a bachelor’s degree in geosciences from University of Texas at Dallas. In 1987 Reilly completed a master’s degree in geosciences also from UTD. Finally, he earned at doctorate in geosciences from UTD in 1995.

Reilly reported to the Johnson Space Center in March 1995, completing a year of training and evaluation, and was qualified for flight assignment as a mission specialist. During his time at NASA, he worked on systems development, materials and vehicle engineering and human factors projects for both the International Space Station and the Space Shuttle. He has logged over 853 hours in space, including 5 spacewalks totaling 31 hours and 10 minutes. He has over 2000 hours of high-performance flight time in various NASA aircraft. Reilly retired from NASA in May 2008.

This is part of the National Science Foundation Science Talent Expansion Program Guest Lecture Series.

For more information contact Norma Mendoza, Information Specialist for the NSF STEP at 972-860-7389 or normamendoza@dcccd.edu. Visit us online at www.eastfieldcollege.edu/rcd/nsf.

Eastfield College, one of the seven Dallas County Community Colleges, is located at 3737 Motley Drive in Mesquite, just north of I-30.