LEARN WHAT IT'S LIKE TO WALK IN SPACE!

On Friday, May 13 at 6:00 P.M. the Ellis South End Neighborhood Association presents a night of family fun and refreshments for Ellis members and new members! Astronaut Jeffrey Hoffman will give a talk and present a video on what it's like to be an astronaut. Get your picture taken with him! Parents and children of all ages are welcome!

Community Music Center (34 Warren Avenue)

Friday, May 13 at 6:00 P.M.

Seats are very limited! Please R.S.V.P. to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it by May 6, 2011.

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Ellis neighborhood resident, Jeffrey Hoffman is a veteran astronaut of five missions and has logged 1,211 hours and 21.5 million miles in space. In 1985, Dr. Hoffman made his first space flight as a mission specialist on STS 51-D aboard the Shuttle Discovery. On this mission, he made the first STS contingency space walk, in an effort to rescue a malfunctioning satellite. On his second flight in 1990, STS-35 on the Shuttle Columbia, he flew with the ASTRO-1 ultraviolet astronomy laboratory. In 1992, Dr. Hoffman made his third space flight as payload commander and mission specialist on STS-46 aboard the Shuttle Atlantis. On this mission, the crew deployed the European Retrievable Carrier (EURECA), an ESA-sponsored free-flying science platform, and carried out the first test flight of the Tethered Satellite System (TSS), a joint project between NASA and the Italian Space Agency. Dr. Hoffman made his fourth flight in 1993 as an EVA crewmember on STS-61, aboard the Shuttle Endeavour. During this flight, the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) was captured, serviced, and restored to full capacity through a record five space walks by four astronauts. Dr. Hoffman’s last flight was in 1996 on STS-75 aboard the Shuttle Columbia. During this mission, Dr. Hoffman became the first astronaut to log 1000 hours aboard the Space Shuttle.

Are you an Ellis mom? Do you know of any Ellis moms? If so, we want to hear from you! Would you like to see more of these types of events? Please give us your feedback! We want to know how the Ellis South End Neighborhood Association can serve our families better. Please contact Betsy Hall at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Not a member of the Ellis? For more information on how to join the Ellis, go to www.ellisneighborhood.org/membership.