He Came From Space

Melbourne — 15 July 2009

Retired astronaut Jim Reilly at the Victorian Space Science Education Centre in Melbourne.

To mark the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission to the moon, the U.S. Consulate welcomed Dr. Jim Reilly to Melbourne. Jim is veteran of shuttle flights in 1998, 2001, and 2007. During his time at NASA, he logged more than 853 hours in space, including almost 32 hours worth of spacewalking!

Jim visited the Victorian Space Science Education Centre in Melbourne and spent time encouraging Victorian and South Australian students, explaining to them the wonders of space exploration. Jim conducted his media interview in the Victorian Space Science Education Centre’s space laboratory.