NASA ASTRONAUT FEATURED IN INTERNATIONAL PARADE



April 7, 2000



Linda Matthews-Schmidt
Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX
(281) 483-8609

<h4>Release: J00-23</h4> <h3>NASA ASTRONAUT FEATURED IN INTERNATIONAL 
PARADE</h3> 

NASA Astronaut Marcos Pontes will participate in the International 
Carnival Parade in downtown Houston tomorrow at 1 p.m. The parade is 
one of several events scheduled for the Houston International 
Festival, Spotlighting Brazil and will be broadcast live on KTRK 
(ABC) Channel 13.



Originally from Bauru, San Paulo, Brazil, Pontes was selected as a 
Mission Specialist Candidate in August 1998. He has completed 
training and will perform technical assignments within the Astronaut 
Office until he is assigned to a space flight.



Pontes will be available for autographs after the parade, from 2 to 4 
p.m., at the NASA-Johnson Space Center exhibit booth in the 
DeMontrond Sport City at Sabine and Allen Parkway. Also at the booth 
signing autographs from 2 to 4 p.m. April 9 will be Mission 
Specialist Dr. Charlie Camarda, and Mission Specialist Dr. Nick 
Patrick on April 15.



For more information contact Susan Moriarty at 713/539-0066 or Kelly 
St. Mary at 713/522-9723, extension 228, or visit the website at 
www.hif.org.

	
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