May
13
2010
Jewish Astronaut Bringing Presidential Proclamation on Jewish American Heritage Month into Space
A Jewish astronaut has been chosen to bring the presidential proclamation creating Jewish American Heritage Month into space.
“The timing is perfect,” Garrett Reisman told reporters during a NASA conference call, as the commemoration is marked each May.
Reisman, 42, is a mission specialist launching on May 16 aboard the Atlantis space shuttle, reported the Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
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