Greg_d._Moore@mts.rpi.edu (Commander Krugannal) (12/16/89)
I think that people have missed mentioning one of the more obvious reasons for having EVA suit's on this mission. They are recovering the LDEF and this could very well require at least one astronaut to make sure the LDEF is properly positioned in its cradle. Since there seems to be no one from my school posting here, I will post the following: For people who have followed the space program for a long time, the name George M. Low should be familiar. He headed the Apollo project and worked elsewhere in NASA. After that he left NASA and became the 14th President of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He remained at this post until his death in 1984. (A year before I got here unfortunately. He was well liked.) Anyway, to make a long story short, his son is a mission specialist on the upcoming flight. Among the items he is carrying, is a chip created here at RPI. The computer chip contains the name of students, faculty, noted alumns, and a few others. So, as for this mission, it will mean even more to me knowing that *I* may not get up there, but at least my name will make it!