Former astronaut Scott Kelly to offer April 4 master class to MSU students

MSU News Service

BOZEMAN — Applications are now being accepted for an April 4 master class with U.S. Astronaut Capt. Scott Kelly prior to his lecture that night at Montana State University. The course will be held at 3:10 p.m. and is open to MSU students.

The master class is free, and the application deadline is March 28. Students can apply at https://tinyurl.com/ScottKellyMC/.

Kelly, who spent a year in space and in October 2015 set the record for the total accumulated days spent in space, will engage with students and answer questions on his story of perseverance and reaching for the stars.

People who want to attend must attend a pre-master class from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Sunday, March 31. The class will feature former astronaut and MSU professor emeritus Loren Acton and Montana Space Grant Consortium Director Angela Des Jardins. Acton spent 190 hours in space in 1985 as a specialist for the Space Sciences Laboratory in California. Des Jardins is an assistant research professor of physics in the College of Letters and Sciences.

Kelly’s space mission began in March 2015 and ended in March 2016. The historic mission also included NASA’s groundbreaking twins’ study, in which Kelly’s identical twin, retired NASA astronaut Capt. Mark Kelly, served on the ground as the control in an experiment to understand how space affects the human body.

Tickets for Kelly’s evening lecture at 7:30 p.m. are $10 for students and $20 for the public. They are available at the Bobcat Ticket Office, all TicketsWest outlets and ticketswest.com. There are convenience fees of $2.50 for the $10 tickets, $3.50 for the $20 tickets and $8.50 for the $50 tickets. In addition, there is a service charge for tickets purchased online, at TicketsWest outlets and over the phone.

This event is sponsored by the MSU Leadership Institute, the Office of the President, the Associated Students of MSU, the Office of the Provost, MontanaPBS, the College of Letters and Science, the Norm Asbjornson College of Engineering, the Honors College, Veteran Services and Murdoch’s Ranch and Home Supply.

For more information, call the MSU Leadership Institute at 406-994-7275 or visit http://www.montana.edu/leadership or https://www.facebook.com/MSULeadershipInstitute/.