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Wilson, who will be the second African-American woman in space, will serve as mission specialist to the seven-person Discovery crew. The upcoming mission will be NASA’s second shuttle flight since losing the Space Shuttle Columbia and its crew of seven...
...selected as one of 35 Americans to join NASA’s class of 1996. At the Johnson Space Center in Houston, TX, Wilson has worked in Mission Control as a capsule communicator (CAPCOM) for orbiting space crews. In 2003, she served as lead CAPCOM for the ill-fated Columbia mission...
...class filled with the sons of wealth and comfort. And his fierce determination to make his life count for something larger than his own interests sent him into writing and politics and the study of history. Indeed, even as he settled into married life with Alice and attended Columbia Law School, T.R. turned back to nature. He eventually bought two ranches in the Dakota Territory, where he could raise cattle to sell to the Eastern markets and at the same time retreat for health-giving hunts when his life in the East permitted...
...Broken arm, painful shoulder, hand, hip or knee? The orthopedic clinic at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center is a great value. Two orthopedic surgeons, often four or five, will talk to you, examine you (and your x-rays) and then discuss your case in a sophisticated conference and decide on the best course of treatment - all for $45 ($175 if you live outside of the "neighborhood" - what used to be called Spanish Harlem.) I learned a good deal of what I know about treating patients there as a resident, and I've taught there ever since. A few have been there...
...Scott Haig is an Assistant Clinical Professor of Orthopedic Surgery at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. He has a private practice in the New York City area...