Orthopedics, Orbits, and Operating Rooms

May 28, 2010

NASA Astronaut and MIT alumnus Dr. Robert L. Satcher Jr. ’86, PhD ’93, will discuss his November 2009 space mission and how it intersects with his medical research from 4-5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 1, in 32-123.

Read more about Satcher's travels (and tweets) from space: http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2009/satcher-iss.html

For more information on Tuesday's event, please e-mail lub@mit.edu.

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