AMEA 2008 REUNION

Colorado Springs

Please take a moment to complete the Registration Form or Membership Form

Place:

A complimentary Breakfast & Manager’s Reception are provided each day, facilitating relaxed visits with fellow AMEA members. (Day visitors can buy ticket at front desk)

Cost:

Spacious Two-Room Suites; with private bedroom and spacious living room; televisions, refrigerator, microwave oven, coffee maker, two telephones with data ports and a well lit dining/work table.

From Colorado Springs Airport: Exit Airport. Take Power Blvd north to Fountain Blvd., Turn left on Fountain. Go north on I-25 to Exit 149, Woodmen Rd., Take a left. Take the 1st right, Commerce Center Dr., The hotel is on the left.

From Denver/Denver Int'l Airport - I-25 North: take I-25 South to Exit 149 Woodmen Road, Take a right off the Interstate and the 1st right at Commerce Center Drive. The hotel is on the left. Hotel Registration & Check-In

You must make your hotel reservation by calling 1-800-EMBASSY or (719) 599-9100. Inform the clerk that you are attending the AMEA event to obtain the special rate. You may also e-mail the hotel at www.embassysuites.com. Check-In: 3:00 PM - Check-Out: 12:00 PM ** Reservations must be made no later than 12 May 2008 **

A big “Thank You” to our reunion hosts and planners, Art and Freda Rhyne, Bob and Barb White, Wilbur and Jean Hosman, Bill Prather and Frank and Esther Avry. They have worked hard to obtain good rates at the Embassy Suites and line up a full schedule of events for our enjoyment. The time and effort spent by these folks are greatly appreciated.

Reunion 2008 starts off on Wednesday with check-in activities and ends with a grand ball for Saturday night. Nothing but fun and fellowship in between. Bring photos to share!

People can extend their fun by arriving 1-3 days before the reunion starts and/or staying 1-3 days afterward. You can reserve Embassy Suites Rooms in Colorado Springs at the AMEA discount rates from June 8 (Sunday) to June 17 (Tuesday).

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

A veteran of four space flights, Col. Brian Duffy has logged a total of 40 days, 17 hours, 34 minutes and 59 seconds in space. Duffy was the pilot on STS-45 Atlantis (March 24 to April 2, 1992), the first of the ATLAS series of missions to address the atmosphere and its interaction with the Sun. He also was the pilot on STS-57 Endeavour (June 21 to July 1, 1993). Mission highlights included retrieval of the European Retrievable Carrier with the Shuttle’s robotic arm, a spacewalk by two crew members, and an assortment of experiments in the first flight of the Spacehab middeck augmentation module. Duffy next commanded a six-man crew on STS-72 Endeavour (January 11-20, 1996). During the 9-day flight the crew retrieved the Space Flyer Unit (launched from Japan 10-months earlier), deployed and retrieved the OAST-Flyer, and conducted two spacewalks to demonstrate and evaluate techniques to be used in the assembly of the International Space Station. Most recently, Duffy commanded a crew of seven on STS-92 Discovery (October 11-24, 2000). During the 13-day flight, the seven member crew attached the Z1 Truss and Pressurized Mating Adapter 3 to the International Space Station using Discovery’s robotic arm and performed four space walks to configure these elements. This expansion of the ISS opened the door for future assembly missions and prepared the station for its first resident crew.

Updated: 1 March 2008