HOUSTON, Aug. 4 NASA-Cabana-hmtown
HOUSTON, Aug. 4 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- NASA astronaut and Minneapolis native Colonel Robert D. Cabana, inducted into the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame earlier this year, will be honored at the Minnesota Twins baseball game on Aug. 11. Cabana will throw out the first pitch as the Twins host the New York Yankees at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome. Afterwards Cabana will be available to sign autographs for fans.
Cabana will be available for broadcast media interviews the morning of the game from 5 a.m. to 9 a.m., and print media interviews at the ballpark. To schedule an interview with Cabana, contact Victor Scott at 281-483-4942.
Cabana was born in Minneapolis, where his parents still reside, and graduated from Washburn High School. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in mathematics from the United States Naval Academy and later became a naval test pilot.
Cabana was selected by NASA to become an astronaut in 1985. A veteran of four space flights, he has logged over 910 hours in space. He served as pilot on STS-41 and STS-53. He was the mission commander on STS-65 and STS-88, the first International Space Station (ISS) assembly mission. Cabana currently serves as the Director of the Stennis Space Center in Mississippi.
Cabana is part of a team of astronauts returning to their home regions as part of NASA's Hometown Heroes 2008 campaign to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the ISS in orbit and NASA's 50th anniversary as an agency.
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