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	Wendy B. Lawrence -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		She is the first graduate of the (A school for training men and women to become officers in the United States Navy) US Naval Academy to fly in space and she has visited the Russian Space Station Mir.
		Lawrence has more than 1,500 hours flight time in six different types of (An aircraft without wings that obtains its lift from the rotation of overhead blades) helicopters and has made more than 800 shipboard landings.
		Captain Lawrence's middle name is "Barrien"; note that the author of (The main character in a play by J. Barrie; a boy who won't grow up) Peter Pan, who is (perhaps incorrectly) said to have invented the name "Wendy", was (Scottish dramatist and novelist; created Peter Pan (1860-1937)) J.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/w/we/wendy_b._lawrence.htm (863 words)

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		Wendy B. Lawrence is a mission specialist on the Space Shuttle Discovery.
		Lawrence believes NASA has done its job, and the astronauts are ready to do theirs, but getting off the ground again, has been a team effort.
		Lawrence, born at the Old Naval Hospital in Jacksonville, moved around a lot while growing up in a Navy family.
	www.firstcoastnews.com /news/local/news-article.aspx?storyid=33981 (580 words)

	Augusta Georgia: technology@ugusta: NASA regrets rejection of astronaut 7/31/97
		NASA astronaut Wendy Lawrence and her backup David Wolf, pose after a news conference at the Russian cosmonauts training center in Star City, Wednesday, July 30, 1997.
		The 5-foot-3 Lawrence is too small for the bulky Russian spacesuit she would have to wear for a Mir repair job, and has never had spacewalk training.
		Lawrence, 38, was otherwise well-fit for the mission, ``it became clear very quickly that she was not qualified to operate in the...
	chronicle.augusta.com /stories/080197/tech_mir.html (512 words)

	Lawrence
		Lawrence flew as the ascent/entry flight engineer and blue shift orbit pilot on STS-67 in March 1995.
		STS-86 landed at 21:55 GMT with the crew of Wetherbee, Bloomfield, Titov Vladimir, Parazynski, Chretien, Lawrence and Foale aboard.
		STS-91 landed at 18:00 GMT with the crew of Precourt, Gorie, Lawrence, Chang-Diaz, Kavandi, Ryumin and Thomas Andrew aboard.
	www.astronautix.com /astros/lawrence.htm (1166 words)

	Award winners get to 'meet the man' (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		In 1981, just as Lawrence was leaving the academy to become commander of the 3rd Fleet, so was one of his two daughters, Wendy Lawrence, was graduated from the academy that June.
		Wendy Lawrence, now a Navy captain, has three space shuttle missions to her credit, and in November NASA announced she was one of the crew assigned to Space Shuttle Flight STS-114, the first "return to flight" mission, to be commanded by veteran astronaut Eileen Collins sometime in 2005.
		Although Lawrence had much in his career to talk about, what he most talked about with Babcock and Pietrzak on Friday was not aviation but football: the academy's chances this coming year; famous coaches at the state universities in Babcock and Pietrzak's home states; great academy players from the last several decades.
	www.dcmilitary.com /navy/tester/9_25/features/29747-1.html (1958 words)

	NASA - STS-114 Mission Specialist Wendy Lawrence: 'Hanging 10' for Shuttle Countdown
		Still, more than 35 years later, Wendy Lawrence, who grew up in Southern California, looks to a place beyond where the sand meets the sky as she prepares to soar into space aboard the next Shuttle.
		Lawrence knew a solid education would help launch her dream of becoming an astronaut.
		Lawrence reported to the Johnson Space Center in the summer of 1992, where she completed a year of flight training and qualified as a mission specialist.
	www.nasa.gov /lb/vision/space/preparingtravel/wendy_lawrence_profile.html (702 words)

	Shuttle-Mir History/People/Team Members/Lawrence
		Lawrence was to have remained on the Mir herself, having trained for the increment from September 1996, until July 1997, at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia.
		Although cleared to serve on the Mir, Lawrence was not certified to conduct extravehicular activities because she was too small to fit into the Russian Orlan spacesuit.
		Regarding STS-91, Lawrence said she served "as the flight engineer during ascent entry, and then while we were docked, I was in charge of all the transfers, so you can imagine during the dock time frame, I was very busy making sure that we got our 6,000 pounds of logistics transferred between the two vehicles."
	spaceflight.nasa.gov /history/shuttle-mir/people/to-p-t-lawrence.htm (371 words)

	Wendy's may save Bishop's building (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		LAWRENCE -- If Wendy's buys the site of Bishop's Restaurant from the Bashara brothers, the old landmark will not necessarily be replaced by a new fast-food establishment, say officials of the restaurant chain.
		It is unclear whether Wendy's plans may leave the door open for the city to buy up land unused by the fast-food establishment.
		Sanderson stressed that Wendy's officials are still in the extreme early planning stages for the new restaurant.
	www.eagletribune.com /news/stories/20020529/LN_001.htm (469 words)

	MADD Online: Profile: Wendy Hamilton
		Before Wendy was born, her uncle, Robert, was also killed in a drunk driving crash while on the job as an ambulance driver.
		Now a Virginia resident with her husband, Lawrence, Wendy says she is proud to have the opportunity to share her story and be the face of MADD.
		As national president, Wendy says she hopes to refocus America's attention on the drunk driving problem with an agenda that includes raising public awareness, expanding MADD's membership and reaching out to diverse communities, promoting victim issues, and working on lifesaving drunk driving and underage drinking legislation.
	www.madd.org /news/0,1056,5619,00.html (609 words)

	Association of Alumni and Alumnae (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Lawrence and six other astronauts will evaluate new ways to inspect and ensure vehicle safety for future Shuttle flights and deliver supplies to the international space station during the 12-day mission, NASA's first since the Columbia tragedy more than two years ago.
		A marathoner and triathlete, Lawrence attended the U.S. Naval Academy and earned a bachelor's degree in ocean engineering in 1981 and later a master's degree in the same field from MIT.
		Lawrence said in a NASA interview that the Discovery crew plans to honor the fallen astronauts from the Shuttle Columbia during their time in space, although details were not given.
	alum.mit.edu /ne/noteworthy/wendy-lawrence.html (395 words)

	Shuttle Specialist Expects a Busy Mission - New York Times
		Wendy B. Lawrence of the Navy looks at her first space shuttle flight in 1995 almost as a vacation.
		The coming flight of the shuttle Discovery will be Captain Lawrence's fourth career trip and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's first shuttle mission since the loss of the Columbia two and a half years ago.
		Captain Lawrence said she was inspired to become an astronaut as a 10-year-old, when she watched Neil Armstrong, on a fl-and-white television, as he stepped onto the moon in 1969.
	www.nytimes.com /2005/07/21/science/space/21lawrence.html?ex=1279598400&en=2975e2078170b490&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss (602 words)

	Biggie combo: Wendy's buys Bishop's (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		LAWRENCE -- A Wendy's fast-food restaurant will replace the now-vacant landmark Bishop's Restaurant at the corner of Lowell and Hampshire streets if all goes as planned.
		Wendy's would stand in sharp contrast to Bishop's, a family-owned Mediterranean restaurant, and a popular site for club functions, political fund-raisers, family gatherings and holiday celebrations.
		Arthur Richter, a property consultant in Lawrence who dined at Bishop's at least once a week since the 1980s, also said he is disheartened to see the change.
	www.eagletribune.com /news/stories/20020523/FP_002.htm (655 words)

	Faculty
		Wendy was inducted into the Manchester Arts Hall of Fame in June of 2004 in recognition of her dedication and service to arts in the Manchester community.
		Lawrence began teaching and where he was fortunate to be allowed to develop his method of teaching on his own.
		Lawrence has also performed locally with The Sonia Plumb Dance Co. and was involved in a project with Tim Martin Choreographies that allowed him, Wendy Fish and several of their advanced level students from CCB to perform at Clark Studio Theatre in Lincoln Center in Manhattan.
	www.ctconcertballet.org /_wsn/page3.html (465 words)

	Augusta Georgia: technology@ugusta: Too-short astronaut missed Mir trip 9/14/97
		STS-86 Astronauts Dave Wolf, left, of Indianapolis, Ind., and Wendy Lawrence, of Jacksonville, Fla., listen to questions during the Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test Tuesday, Sept. 9, 1997, at Kennedy Space Center.
		Lawrence was scheduled to replace Foale, but Russian officials said she was too short to fit in a Russian space suit.
		As for her upcoming jaunt to Mir, Lawrence will be riding back and forth with ``Too Tall'' Scott Parazynski, a 6-foot-2, 180-pounder who got booted from Russian cosmonaut training in 1995 for tipping the far end of the Soyuz scale.
	www.augustachronicle.com /stories/091597/tech_tooshort.html (453 words)

	Hott Java News: Astronauts not shy to speak up about their safety
		Lawrence was deputy chief of the space station branch of the Astronaut Office.
		Lawrence felt privileged to continue the mission of the lost Columbia crew.
		She also knew how crucial the flight would be, not just to returning the shuttle fleet to service but to finishing construction of the station so NASA could move on to missions to the moon and Mars.
	www.hottjava.com /2005/07/astronauts-not-shy-to-speak-up-about.html (988 words)

	STS-67
		Lawrence subsequently was directed to turn off the heater, which maintained a slightly higher temperature (20 degrees Centigrade vs. 4 degrees Centigrade) for a portion of the Commercial Refrigerator Incubator Module (CRIM).
		Lawrence continued maneuvering the orbiter while Jernigan and Sam Durrance continued the Astro-2 observations of the ultraviolet universe.
		Before Lawrence turns in, she will join Oswald and Gregory in the routine, pre-entry checkout of Endeavour's flight control system, which includes verifying the health of the moveable surfaces on the wings and tail used during the atmospheric reentry portion of landing.
	www.astronautix.com /flights/sts67.htm (5480 words)

	Shuttle-Mir History/Shuttle Flights & Mir Increments/Wolf on Replacing Lawrence
		Astronaut David Wolf had been scheduled to be the final Mir astronaut, but was tapped to go instead of astronaut Wendy Lawrence, who was deemed ineligible due to a change in Mir requirements.
		After the Progress supply vehicle collision during Mike Foale's residency, it was determined that all Mir residents must be trained and ready for extravehicular activities, and a EVA suit could not be prepared for Lawrence in time for launch.
		About Wendy Lawrence's further involvement with Phase 1, Wolf adds, "Wendy was still a critical part of the mission.
	spaceflight.nasa.gov /history/shuttle-mir/history/to-h-f-wolf-lawrence.htm (417 words)

	SpaceViews Update: Policy
		"Wendy and Dave are excellent additions to the cadre of astronauts currently training in Star City, or flying on a Mir mission," said Frank Culbertson, director of NASA's joint program with Russia.
		Lawrence, who is 160 cm (5 feet, 3 inches) tall, is shorter than the minimum height for the Soyuz.
		Although Lawrence and the other astronauts will fly to and from the station on the shuttle, they would have to fit into the Soyuz if an emergency forced the Mir crew to evacuate the station.
	www.seds.org /spaceviews/960820/pol.html (504 words)

	Lawrence and Jeffries Open Results Squash in DC
		Lawrence was nationally ranked in the top twelve in the early 1980's, when she was the head squash professional at the Uptown Racquet Club (now New York Sports Club, at East 86th Street) in Manhattan.
		Almost all of the 65 juniors who filled the program Lawrence had been running at The Potomac School have joined, and the junior program figures to be bigger and better than the D.C. area has ever seen.
		Both Lawrence and Mark Allen, a native of England and currently the boy's varsity coach at The Potomac School, will be giving lessons at Results during this initial phase, but Lawrence is actively seeking a full-time squash pro to take over and run both the adult and junior squash programs.
	www.squashtalk.com /html/columns/diner-2001-18.htm (596 words)

	NASA - Preflight Interview: Wendy Lawrence
		Image to right: STS-114 Mission Specialist Wendy Lawrence wears a training version of the Shuttle launch and entry suit during a training session at Johnson Space Center in Houston.
		Wendy, what was it like for you, as an astronaut, to deal with the realization that an accident had cost the lives of seven of your friends?
		Image to left: Lawrence, center, is joined by fellow Mission Specialists Charlie Camarda, left, and Soichi Noguchi on a simulated Space Shuttle middeck.
	www1.nasa.gov /vision/space/preparingtravel/rtf_interview_lawrence.html (5276 words)

	CBSNews.com Who's Who Person
		Deemed a naval aviator in 1982, Mission Specialist Wendy Lawrence has flown more than 1,500 hours in six different types of helicopters and has made more than 800 shipboard landings.
		She reported to the Johnson Space Center in the summer of 1992, where she completed a year of flight training and qualified as a mission specialist.
		Lawrence says she and her family understand the risks of spaceflight, perhaps more than most.
	www.cbsnews.com /elements/2005/06/30/in_depth_scitech/whoswho705557_0_4_person.shtml (206 words)

	Lieutenant Commander Wendy B. Lawrence (USN) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Lawrence has more than 1,500 hours flight time in 6 types of helicopters and had made more than 800 shipboard landings.
		She was one of the first two female helicopter pilots to make a long deployment to the Indian Ocean as part of a carrier battle group.
		Lawrence completed NASA astronaut training in 1993, and Astro-2 will be her first mission.
	praxis.pha.jhu.edu /crew/wbl.html (155 words)

	STUDENTS DELIGHT IN ASTRONAUT'S VISIT THIS WAS THEIR CHANCE TO ASK THE SHUTTLE PILOT THE REALLY BIG QUESTION. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Lawrence's visit to Albemarle Academy was arranged by the school chapter of the Young Astronaut Council that was formed by the White House in 1984 to focus early interest in the U.S. space program.
		Lawrence, trim in blue NASA coveralls adorned with astronaut badges, stood quietly as small hands burst into spontaneous applause and a long goodbye for their impressive visitor.
		Lawrence, daughter of a retired Navy vice admiral, graduated from Fort Hunt High School in Alexandria, Va., in 1977.
	scholar.lib.vt.edu /VA-news/VA-Pilot/issues/1997/vp970114/01140218.htm (452 words)

	STS-91 Mission Specialist Wendy Lawrence suits up (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		STS-91 Mission Specialist Wendy B. Lawrence is ready to go as has her flight suit gets a final checkout in the Operations and Checkout (OandC) Building.
		She is a commander in the Navy and is on her third Shuttle mission and second trip to Mir.
		Lawrence has served as Director of Operations for NASA at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, and has also trained for a Shuttle-Mir flight.
	science.ksc.nasa.gov /gallery/photos/1998/xml/KSC-98PC-0678.xml (225 words)

	Island Moving Company (IMC) - The Company
		Wendy Fish-Lawrence began her training at the Northern Connecticut Ballet in Windsor, CT. She also received early training at The Boston Ballet School and at Burklyn Ballet Theatre.
		Wendy returned to Connecticut in 1996 and has been the Artistic Director, with her husband David Lawrence, of Connecticut Concert Ballet, a classical ballet school located in Manchester, CT, since 1997.
		David is the co-Artistic Director of Connecticut Concert Ballet with his wife, Wendy, and is on the faculty of the Northern Connecticut Ballet.
	www.islandmovingco.org /company (1200 words)

	STS-86 Mission Specialist Wendy Lawrence suits up (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		She and the six other crew members will depart shortly from the Operations and Checkout Building for Launch Pad 39A, where Atlantis awaits liftoff on a 10-day mission slated to be the seventh docking of the Shuttle with the Russian Space Station Mir.
		Lawrence was given the nickname "too short," as shown on her orange spacesuit, because she was withdrawn from training for an extended stay aboard the Mir when it was determined that she was too short to fit into the Russian spacewalk suit.
		Lawrence remains a member of the STS-86 crew, but fellow Mission Specialist David A. Wolf will take her place for an approximate four-month stay aboard the Russian space station.
	science.ksc.nasa.gov /gallery/photos/1997/xml/KSC-97PC-1425.xml (146 words)

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