26 July 05
Aggie In Space
With today’s launch of the space shuttle Discovery, UC Davis has its very own astronaut orbiting the Earth. This would be Stephen Robinson, who got his bachelor’s degree from UC Davis in mechanical and aeronautical engineering in 1978. This is his third flight in space, and will be one of the two space walkers in this mission. He has made his way back to Davis in recent years. A few years ago, he was the grand marshal at the Picnic Day parade, and the year after that I heard him speak about being in space at the Davis Star Party.
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