Dr. Story Musgrave

On September 14, 2016, The Weiss School STEM Center of Excellence hosted Dr. Story Musgrave, who was the inaugural speaker for the Weiss School Distinguished Speaker Series. Dr. Musgrave was a 6-time NASA astronaut, Hubble repairman, trauma surgeon, pilot, architect, pilot, artist, poet, educator….a modern day Renaissance Man. He spent the day at The Weiss School speaking with students and staff about Space Exploration and his experience as a NASA astronaut while interacting with Weiss School students who were building the WeissSat1 CubeSat satellite. Dr. Musgrave also spoke to students, parents, and community members during a special interactive evening event. News coverage of his visit was captured by several local media outlets.