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CARTHAGE, Mo. — Dr. Janet Kavandi was born January 17, 1959 and graduated from Carthage High School as Valedictorian. She is married to John Kavandi, they have two children.
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It has been nearly 20 years since the seven crew aboard Space Shuttle Columbia didn’t make it home, and NASA leaders will gather today at Kennedy Space Center, Washington D.C. and other locations to commemorate their lives as well as those from Space Shuttle Challenger and Apollo 1 on the Day of Remembrance.
The Iowa native was lunar module pilot on the Apollo 7 mission in 1968, the first successful crewed flight of NASA's Apollo programme.
University students Sauviz Alaei and Nathan Pharis named 2021 Astronaut Scholars.
>> the dawn of this day heralded the dawning of a new age. it's a time of exhileration, reflection, hope, fulfillment. as a centuries old dream starts toward reality. >> this is launch control. t-minus four hours, three minutes, 32 seconds and counting. right on time as far as the astronaut countdown is concerned the crew now departing their quarters here at the kendeigh space center. astronauts neil armstrong, buzz aldrin, and mike collins plus their suit technicians and director of flight crew operations now boarding the transfer van for the trip to the launch pad.