Museum of Flight KXLY 920AM Interview

Part 1 of Dr. Bonnie Dunbar and Mike Hallman's radio interview with Mike Fitzsimmons of KXLY 920 in Spokane.

Part 2 of the interview

KXLY 4 News in Spokane

Dr. Bonnie Dunbar spoke with Kris Crocker of KXLY 4 News in Spokane about the possibility of Seattle being awarded a retiring NASA space shuttle. The Museum of Flight has been gathering support from across the state to help bring the shuttle to Seattle, which would be a great educational tool, as well as a boost to the economy state-wide.

Dr. Bonnie Dunbar on KREM 2 News at Noon

Dr. Bonnie Dunbar, retired astronaut and the Museum of Flight's CEO, was interviewed by Kristen Kirby on KREM 2 News at noon on August 26. Dr. Dunbar discussed the museum's current mission to bring a space shuttle to Seattle. A retired NASA shuttle could come to Seattle as soon as 2011 and would be a valuable educational tool, as well as increase tourism to the northwest.

Spokesman Review publishes editorial about space shuttle campaign

The Spokesman Review published an editorial in their Sunday, August 29 newspaper.

The story reflected the numerous connections that Washington state has to space travel, including twenty-seven astronauts. It also touched on the criteria NASA drafted for competing cities to be eligible for a space shuttle, all of which Seattle seems to meet.

While no decision date for NASA's selection has been announced, the Museum is hopeful their qualifications will earn them a shuttle, something which would be beneficial for all of Washington state.

To support the effort, visit the Museum of Flight's website.


Read the full article here.

Museum of Flight hopes to inspire young and old with arrival of a space shuttle

The Everett Herald recently published an editorial about the Museum of Flight's mission to be awarded one of three retiring NASA space shuttles.

The Herald touched on the excitement and history surrounding NASA's space shuttle program and the amazing opportunity Seattle has to call one of the shuttles its own.

The Museum of Flight's bid for a shuttle is one of the strongest. Its commitment to education plays a big part in that bid. More than 120,000 K-12 students visit the museum each year. A space shuttle would enhance the museum's dedication to education, as well as inspire students to pursue science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) careers.

In addition, construction has already begun on the new space gallery which would be the permanent home of a shuttle. This satisfies NASA's request for a climate-controlled building for the space shuttle to be displayed in.

Visit the Museum of Flight's website to support their mission to bring a space shuttle to Seattle.

The full article can be found here.

Medic One study finds chest-compression CPR as effective as traditional CPR

A recent study co-funded by Seattle's Medic One Foundation found that chest-compression CPR is equally as effective as traditional mouth-to-mouth CPR in sudden cardiac arrest cases. The evidence, published July 29 in the New England Journal of medicine, supports a CPR strategy performed by bystanders of a cardiac arrest victim that focuses on chest-compressions and lessens the need for rescue breathing.

Seattle's Medic One is a national leader in providing effective care to cardiac arest victims prior to hospital treatment. King County has one of the highest survival rates for sudden cardiac arrest at 46 percent, compared to between 2 and 25 percent nationally in large part due to the Medic One Foundation which provides Medic One with additional funding, equipment and training for their paramedics, making them significantly more prepared than their counterparts nationally.

Community rallies around Museum of Flight and space shuttle

Seattle's support for the Museum of Flight and its quest for a space shuttle has continued to grow. The Olympian, as well as the Peninsula Gateway, published an opinion article about why a space shuttle would be an excellent addition to the Museum of Flight.






The museum broke ground on a new Space Gallery earlier this month which would house one of the three retiring space shuttles. One shuttle, Discovery, is already promised to the Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space Museum. Seattle and the Museum of Flight have already met NASA's requirements on paper, but the decision won't be announced until later this year.




To be eligible for a shuttle, the museum must have a climate-controlled structure in place by July 2011, be close to a major metropolitan area, have a runway long enough to land the Boeing 747 carrying the shuttle and have a committment to educate our youth about space travel. To get involved and pledge your support or to donate go to the Museum of Flight's website and sign the petition to bring the shuttle to Seattle!