Shuttle Astronaut Shares Unique Wisdom At Clarkson University

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Story Published: Oct 14, 2009 at 4:50 PM EDT

Story Updated: Oct 14, 2009 at 7:21 PM EDT

An astronaut who once flew on the Space Shuttle Columbia says it's important that the investment in the space program is not minimized.
 
Dr. Albert Sacco was on the Clarkson University campus Wednesday afternoon as part of the School of Engineering's Space Days.

He is the first of two astronauts visiting the university this month.

Sacco flew on Columbia in 1996 and conducted 200 experiments while on board the space mission. 

Students from Madrid-Waddington and St. Lawrence Central Schools were among those hearing Sacco describe the importance of math and science in the space program.

"It's very humbling because when you look down upon the earth and realize how small it is in the overall cosmics and then recognize how tiny we are as individuals, you suddenly realize that all the problems and everything that we have problems with is pretty insignificant in the overall scheme of things," said Dr. Sacco.

Astronaut Bonnie Dunbar will visit the Clarkson campus October 29.

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