VUSSP Apollo 19 Mission Takes On New Face and Launch Date

Originally scheduled for launch in mid to late December 2005, the
Apollo 19 mission has been moved up to launch on October 16, 2005 at
6:30 am EST. The primary and back-up crews of the mission have taken on
a new face as well as a new mentality, which has given it an entirely
new face.
The primary crew now consists of:

-Commander (CDR) Matthew Nowaczewski
-Command Module Pilot (CMP) Kaimoni Sutton -Lunar Module Pilot (LMP) Steve LeDuke

Kaimoni was placed into the primary crew as an emergency-back up crew
member who was not originally scheduled to fly on this mission.

"I wanted to take some time off and allow myself to run the
administrative side of the VUSSP while it gets back on its feet before
jumping back into the seat of a spacecraft, however, when both the
original primary and backup crew members drop out and there arent any
other people as qualified as them who can be available for a mission
scheduled so soon, then one has no choice but to take a hit for the
organization and step up, " said CMP Kaimoni Sutton when asked about
how he felt to be placed on the mission on such short notice.

The original Apollo 19 plans called for a lunar orbital mission,
however, it was decided that Apollo 19 would be the VUSSP’s first lunar
landing instead of the originally planned Apollo 20 mission. It was
also decided that the mission would be carried out in October instead
of December or January because of the staff’s efforts to get the VUSSP
back on its feet after being out of operation for a year.

As the VUSSP continues to pick up steam, even greater feats in both the
manned and unmanned realm of spaceflight will be attained. Until then,
the VUSSP continues to pioneer exploration of the universe through its
manned and unmanned programs, giving us a glimpse into the vast world
beyond the reach of Earth that we live in.

"It’s a great feeling to know that I am on one of the first crews devoted
and dedicated to landing VUSSP astronauts on the moon, the final step
before we set our sights on Mars," mr Sutton said.

For more information, visit the VUSSP website at http://www.vussp.com