NASA's Steve Robinson

Jerry Overstreet · From: Louisville Ky

I watched our steel guitar playing friend Stephen Robinson with the CBS news team at the launch of the last space shuttle mission the other day. He did some commentary and he also stated he would be working in Houston with the mission management team in support of the Atlantis Shuttle mission STS 135.

How cool is it that one of our own is a veteran astronaut having done multiple shuttle missions and has seen the earth and moon from outer space? He also took a banner with steel players' signatures in space with him on one voyage.

Best of luck with the mission Steve. Thank You for being one of our NASA heroes and a friend to the steel guitar.

Rick Nicklas · From: Verona, Mo. (deceased)

If Steve needs a compact steel guitar to check sustain and mechanics in zero gravity, then I will volunteer my Kline U-12 for the mission. We need to be prepared for future far-out gigs.

Lyle Clary · From: Decatur, Illinois, KC9VCB

I watched Steve on NASA TV as CAPCOM (capsule communicator) when the shuttle linked up with the International Space Center the other morning.
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Jack Stoner · From: Kansas City, MO

Having worked in the space industry, at the Ascension Island Apollo tracking station and at Goddard Space Flight Center, I always have extra interest in any flight. And, living in Florida (about 100 miles west of Kennedy Space Center) and all the local media coverage, I see quite a bit of what his happening.

I was fortunate to have toured Kennedy Space Center when they allowed visitors into the Vehicle Assembly Building.

Finlly, it's even more notable when we have a Steel Guitar "picker" among the Astronaut Crew. I signed the banner that Steve took with him.

Jerry Overstreet · From: Louisville Ky

He stated he would rather be on the shuttle, but this mission he is in Houston, I believe, working on the ground in support of the mission.

I think I saw somewhere that he did 4 space flights. I believe his last flight in 2010 was the one that carried the banner into space that Jack and many of you signed.

Don Sulesky · From: Citrus County, FL, Orig. from MA & NH

I was on that flight.(In name only) as I signed the banner along with hundreds of others in St. Louis.
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Kevin Hatton · From: Buffalo, N.Y.

As they say, "Very cool".

Ron Page · From: Penn Yan, NY USA

I was thinking about Steve this morning when they were covering the final shuttle landing. Great work, Steve, and I'm sure more to come.

I too have felt comradery in having a pedal steel player in the space program.
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Fred Jack · From: Bastrop, Texas 78602

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Jay Fagerlie · From: Lotus, California, USA

From the nasa site:
http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/robinson.html

Jan Viljoen · From: Pretoria, South Africa

I read that the Houston Astronauts have their own band, Max Q, which refers to the pressure gradient when liftup takes place.
The band was formed in 1987 and here's reference and a clip how they play.

They must be multi talented.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Q_(astronaut_band)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfuO6Vtf7pQ
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