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LANDING ATLANTIS WITH WPI ALUMNI
Alumni and friends were among the special guests at the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia on October 4 to hear Scott Ferguson, NASA astronaut and commander of the final shuttle mission. Ferguson discussed the end of the shuttle program with the flight of Atlantis and the future of the U.S. space program. Derrick Pitts, chief astronomer at the Franklin Institute, moderated the discussion. Selçuk Güçeri, WPI's Bernard M. Gordon Dean of Engineering, was instrumental in bringing this event to WPI alumni.
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1 Trustees chair Steve Rubin '74, left, and Selçuk Güçeri, WPI's Bernard M. Gordon Dean of Engineer- ing, presented an award commemorating WPI alumnus Robert Goddard to Scott Ferguson, NASA astronaut and commander of the final shuttle mission.
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Franklin Institute. 3 Alumni explore the future of the U.S. space program.
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