- Grew up in Naperville, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago.
- Graduated from Bradley University, Peoria, Illinois, in 1987
with a degree in Mechanical Engineering.
- Graduated from Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne,
FL, in 1992, with a degree in Space Systems Operations.
- Joined NASA/KSC in 1987 and served first 9 years with the
Space Shuttle. Program as an Environmental Control and Life Support Systems engineer.
- Transferred to the Space Station Program at KSC in 1996.
First served as test lead for the first US launched element of the ISS - "Unity"
which was deployed during STS-88 in Dec. 1998.
- Until May 2000, served as test lead for the US Laboratory Module
"Destiny" which will be launched aboard STS-98.
Bio last updated - July 2000
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Involvement
in pre-launch briefings can take one of three forms -- either as the master of
ceremonies, a presenter or a scriptwriter. The briefing is composed of two twenty
minute presentations -- one that focuses on KSC as a wildlife refuge and also provides an
overview of Shuttle processing, followed by a second presentation that highlights
projected mission, science and crew activities.
The STS-99 mission pre-launch briefing will be Dawn's first
as an Launch Guest Presenter.
Involvement In Past
Launch Guest Briefings |
| Shuttle
Mission |
Master of Ceremonies |
Shuttle
Processing |
Crew/
Mission Science |
Script
Writer |
| STS-99,
Jan. 2000 |
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X |
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| STS-101,
Apr. 2000 |
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X |
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