OSHKOSH - Paul Dye, who was a NASA flight director for 24 space shuttle missions between 1993 and 2013, will describe his experiences within America’s space program as part of EAA’s Aviation Adventure Speaker Series.
The presentation begins at 7 p.m. Thursday in the EAA Aviation Museum Founders’ Wing and is open to the public. Admission is free for EAA members and $5 for nonmembers.
Dye was NASA’s lead flight director for three shuttle missions: STS-79 with Atlantis in 1996, which featured the first exchange of astronauts for the Mir space station; STS-86, also with Atlantis in 1997, with a crew comprised of American, Russian and French astronauts; and STS-91 with Discovery in 1998, which was the last shuttle docking with the Mir space station. As flight director, Dye was responsible for planning, directing and controlling the activities of the space shuttle team during these operations.
Prior to becoming a NASA flight director, Dye held a leadership position in NASA’s Mechanical Systems Division. During that time, he was a member of the NASA team that traveled to Russia to study the possibility of docking the American space shuttle to the Mir space station.
Dye also has a close connection to EAA and aviation. He is an aircraft builder, starting with his construction of a Van’s RV-8 aircraft. That led him to his post-NASA career as editor-in-chief of KITPLANES magazine. He is also a member of EAA’s Homebuilt Aircraft Council, a group of EAA members who help develop policy and programs to assist the amateur-built aircraft community.
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