Newly selected astronaut candidate visits SMDC/ARSTRAT
July 30, 2009
Story Highlights
- Newly selected astronaut candidate Lt. Col. Mark T. Vande Hei visited USASMDC/ARSTRAT Thursday
- At the completion of his training, Vande Hei will be the 15th Army astronaut to serve with NASA
Army astronaut candidate Lt. Col. Mark T. Vande Hei meets with Lt. Gen. Kevin T. Campbell, commanding general, USASMDC/ARSTRAT, during a visit to the command July 30. Vande Hei served as a spacecraft communicator for the International Space Station at Mission Control Center at Johnson Space Center and is a member of USASMDC/ARSTRAT’s NASA detachment. At the completion of his training, Vande Hei will be the 15th Army Astronaut to serve with NASA.
