MIT Ocean grad, astronaut Chris Cassidy ready for launch
NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy is the latest MechE alumnus to be heading into space. Cassidy, an Ocean Engineering graduate in 2000, will be embarking upon his first-ever space mission on Saturday, June 13th, on board the Space Shuttle Endeavor. He will be part of NASA mission STS-127, tasked with delivering necessary components to the International Space Station (ISS). Upon docking with the ISS, Cassidy will become one of 13 astronauts present there - the most at any one time in the space station's history.
