{"589486":{"#nid":"589486","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Space Station, with Alumnus On Board, Observable Tonight","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ETonight (March 29) is metro Atlanta\u0026rsquo;s final, best chance to see the International Space Station (ISS) before Georgia Tech graduate Shane Kimbrough returns to Earth on April 10. The orbiting laboratory will speed across the sky for five minutes beginning at 8:15. It will be very bright and look like an airplane but won\u0026rsquo;t have any flashing lights. \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/spotthestation.nasa.gov\/sightings\/view.cfm?country=United_States\u0026amp;region=Georgia\u0026amp;city=Atlanta#.WNuzhY7gTi8\u0022\u003ENASA has posted tips on where to look\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAfter tonight, the remaining two opportunities will be very brief, and the ISS will be low above the horizon.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EKimbrough will undock a week from Monday and land in Kazakhstan a few hours later. This will complete a mission that has kept him in orbit since October 19. During those five months, Kimbrough has \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/blogs.nasa.gov\/spacestation\/2017\/02\/23\/astronauts-capture-dragon-with-robotic-arm\/\u0022\u003Ecaptured cargo ships with a robotic arm\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/feature\/space-gardener-shane-kimbrough-enjoys-first-of-multiple-harvests\u0022\u003Egrown lettuce\u003C\/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/georgiatech\/photos\/a.261947725227.302128.251841205227\/10158126307335228\/?type=3\u0026amp;theater\u0022\u003Eflown a flag from Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s mascot, the Ramblin\u0026rsquo; Wreck\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EKimbrough serves as commander of the station and is responsible for its crew of six. \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/blogs.nasa.gov\/spacestation\/2017\/03\/27\/weekend-robotics-work-sets-up-thursday-spacewalk\/\u0022\u003EHe will perform his fourth spacewalk\u003C\/a\u003E of the mission tomorrow morning when he and fellow American Peggy Whitson go outside for several hours to install equipment for future cargo missions.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EKimbrough received his master\u0026rsquo;s degree in operations research from the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/isye.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EH. Milton Stewart School of Industrial \u0026amp; Systems Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E in 1998. He grew up in Smyrna, Georgia, and attended Tech basketball and football games as a kid.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis is his second trip to space \u0026mdash; he flew aboard the space shuttle in 2008. Georgia Tech has 14 astronaut graduates, tied for second among public universities.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Shane Kimbrough will perform spacewalk Thursday, come home in two weeks"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ETonight (March 29) is metro Atlanta\u0026rsquo;s final, best chance to see the International Space Station (ISS) before Georgia Tech graduate Shane Kimbrough returns to Earth on April 10. 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