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NASA invites its social media followers to a special event with astronaut Joe Acaba from 9 -11:30 a.m. EST Tuesday, Dec. 4. The event will take place in the James E. Webb Memorial Auditorium at NASA Headquarters, 300 E St. SW in Washington. Acaba launched to the International Space Station on a Russian Soyuz spacecraft May 15. He spent 123 days aboard the orbiting laboratory as a flight engineer of the Expedition 31 and 32 crews. He returned to Earth Sept. 17 after four months off the...
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- NASA invites its social media followers to a special event with astronaut Joe Acaba from 9 -11:30 a.m. EST Tuesday, Dec. 4. The event will take place in the James E. Webb Memorial Auditorium at NASA Headquarters, 300 E St. SW in Washington. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20081007/38461LOGO ) Acaba launched to the International Space Station on a Russian Soyuz spacecraft May 15. He spent 123 days aboard the orbiting laboratory as a...
NASA astronaut Joe Acaba of Southern California, who returned to Earth Sept. 17 after four months on the International Space Station, will be available for live satellite interviews from 7-8 a.m. CDT on Wednesday, Sept. 26. To participate in the interviews, reporters must contact Seth Marcantel at 281-792-7515 no later than 2 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 25. B-roll featuring highlights of Acaba's mission will air at 6:30 a.m. before the start of the interviews. Acaba, who was born in Inglewood,...
HOUSTON, Sept. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- NASA astronaut Joe Acaba of Southern California, who returned to Earth Sept. 17 after four months on the International Space Station, will be available for live satellite interviews from 7-8 a.m. CDT on Wednesday, Sept. 26. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20081007/38461LOGO) To participate in the interviews, reporters must contact Seth Marcantel at 281-792-7515 no later than 2 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 25. B-roll featuring...
HOUSTON, Aug. 24, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Boston residents of all ages will have an opportunity to speak with NASA astronauts Joseph Acaba and Sunita Williams, a Needham, Mass., native, aboard the International Space Station at 11:55 a.m. EDT, Monday, August 27. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20081007/38461LOGO) The event will take place at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in Boston. Media representatives are invited to attend. The event will be...
redOrbit Staff & Wire Reports - Your Universe Online On August 9 Smokey Bear is turning 68. NASA, the US Forest Service (USFS), the Texas Forest Service and Smokey Bear are getting together to celebrate Smokey’s day at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. The well liked mascot will tour the center and will record a promotional announcement for NASA Television to air later in August, 2012. Representing the Advertising Council Inc.’s longest running public service campaign,...
HOUSTON, Aug. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- NASA, the U.S. Forest Service (USFS), the Texas Forest Service and Smokey Bear are teaming up to celebrate Smokey's 68th birthday Aug. 9 at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston. The popular mascot will tour the center and record a promotional announcement for NASA Television that will air later this month. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20081007/38461LOGO) Smokey Bear is the USFS symbol for wildland fire prevention and...
HOUSTON, July 30, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Media opportunities are available in Boston as NASA shares the accomplishments, promise and opportunities for research aboard the International Space Station in New England. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20081007/38461LOGO ) The agency will showcase its multimedia exhibit, "Destination Station," which is free with admission at the Boston Museum of Science. The exhibit will be open to the public Aug. 1 through Sept. 3....
WASHINGTON, July 23, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- NASA astronaut Joe Acaba will host a two-hour special radio broadcast on the Internet radio station Third Rock Radio while aboard the International Space Station, 240 miles above Earth. "The Joe Show: New Rock from Space" will debut at 4 p.m. EDT, Friday, Aug. 3. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20081007/38461LOGO) Acaba, a fan of classic rock, will discuss his experiences aboard the orbiting laboratory while presenting...
NASA astronaut Joe Acaba will host a two-hour special radio broadcast on the Internet radio station Third Rock Radio while aboard the International Space Station, 240 miles above Earth. "The Joe Show: New Rock from Space" will debut at 4 p.m. EDT, Friday, Aug. 3. Acaba, a fan of classic rock, will discuss his experiences aboard the orbiting laboratory while presenting new rock to listeners around the world. The Joe Show is a blend of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM)...
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Joseph Acaba is an educator, hydrogeologist, and NASA astronaut. He was born Joseph Michael Acaba on May 17, 1967 in Inglewood, California. Acaba is of Puerto Rican decent. As a child, he enjoyed reading and excelled in both science and math. In 1985, he graduated with honors from Esperanza High School in Anaheim, California. He continued his education, and in 1990, Acaba received his Bachelor's degree in Geology from the University of California, Santa Barbara. Two years later, he earned his...
