Former Astronaut to Encourage Students to Shoot for The Stars
U.S. Newswire, June, 2007
To: NATIONAL EDITORS
Contact: Maya Plentz of College of Engineering and Computing at Florida International University, 1-305-348-0229, 1-305-917-5456, plentzm@fiu.edu
MIAMI, June 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Growing up black in 1960s Texas might have put Bernard Harris a little far from the stars than he wanted to be.
But when he found a mentor in a black physician, and heard the country's first physician-astronaut, speak at his high school, his path became clear.
Almost 40 years later, Harris, a surgeon and the first black astronaut to conduct a space walk, hopes he can inspire 32 fifth and sixth graders who spent the past two-weeks at Florida International University immersed in science.
Dr. Harris will speak to the students and their parents at 1:30 p.m....
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