I graduated from the University of Georgia. But I have always pulled for Georgia Tech (except when they play the Dogs). Even more so now that my retired sportswriter husband is making money writing for the Tech website. Georgia has had its share of successes -- it was one of the only schools (if not the only school)to have had two Rhodes Scholars in the last batch. This means something to me because my brilliant stepdaughter is now in her third year as a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford.
But the fact that three former Georgia Tech students will be aboard Endeavor when it launches is pretty cool. They are:
Sandra Magnus, who flew on STS-112 and is now scheduled for a 3 1/2-month stay on the ISS. She earned her doctorate in materials science in 1996.
Eric Boe, a native of Chamblee, an Atlanta suburb, who earned his master's in electrical engineering in 1997.
Shane Kimbrough, a native Atlantan, who earned his master's in operations research in 1998.
Of course, Endeavor will carry four other astronauts, who graduated from various decent schools.
Endeavor is scheduled to head off at 7:55 pm Friday, Nov. 12, weather permitting. It will deliver about seven tons of new equipment and supplies, including a new kitchen and crew facilities for enlarging the station’s resident capacity.
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