About the Event
TWO OPPORTUNITIES to hear Barry E. Wimore speak ...
8:30am and 11:00am
Invite a friend and GATHER with us for Super Sunday, Bring A Friend Day as we welcome guest speaker, Barry Wilmore, NASA astronaut.
Barry E. Wilmore (Captain U.S. Navy) is a veteran of two spaceflights and has accumulated over 175 days in space. In 2014 Wilmore served as a Flight Engineer for Expedition 41 until November when he assumed command of the station upon arrival of the Expedition 42 crew. He returned to Earth in March 2015. During this mission he logged 167 days in space and performed four spacewalks. In 2009 Wilmore served as a pilot aboard Space Shuttle Atlantis for STS-129. Wilmore is from Mt. Juliet Tennessee and holds a Bachelor of Science and Master of Science in Electrical Engineering from Tennessee Technological University where he was captain of the football team. He also has a Master of Science degree in Aviation Systems from the University of Tennessee. He is a captain in the U.S. Navy.
Wilmore has accumulated more than 7000 flight hours and over 650 carrier landings all in tactical jet aircraft. He is a graduate of the United States Naval Test Pilot School (USNTPS). During his tenure as a fleet Naval officer and pilot Wilmore completed four operational deployments flying the A-7E and FA 18 aircraft from the decks of the USS Forrestal USS Kennedy USS Enterprise and the USS Eisenhower aircraft carriers. He has flown missions in support of Operations Desert Storm Desert Shield and Southern Watch over the skies of Iraq as well as missions over Bosnia in support of United States and NATO interests. Wilmore successfully completed 21 combat missions during Operation Desert Storm while operating from the flight deck of the USS Kennedy. His most recent operational deployment was aboard the USS Eisenhower with the Blue Blasters of Strike Fighter Squadron 34 (VFA-34) an F/A-18 squadron based at Naval Air Station Oceana Virginia.
Children's Programming available at 8:30am & 11:00am.
Please note: There will be no adult or children's programming during the 9:45am hour.