For International Students in Texas.

• Tour NASA Space Center Houston with students from all over North Texas
• Meet and hear a special talk from an international student who has done well in business and also a NASA ASTRONAUT and learn about his experiences in space and his relationship with God and what it means to him
• Stay in the Home of an American Family
• Enjoy the fresh sea/gulf breezes off of Galveston Bay at the Kemah Boardwalk
• Attend the American church of your hosts on Sunday

Remember, please be sure to contact your local ISI Representative for departure & arrival times locations from your campus and to get more information. Their contact information is below.

• UTD: Vinay Patras (vinay@isidfw.com, (214) 334-3225)
• TCU: Roy Yabuki (roy@isidfw.com,(817) 269-3146)
• Tyler Schools: Emily Manasco (emily@isidfw.com, (903) 253-7008)
• Other: Roy Yabuki (roy@isidfw.com,(817) 269-3146)

Featuring

Randy Bresnik
NASA Astronaut

Selected as an Astronaut by NASA in May 2004. 
 
In February 2006 he completed Astronaut Candidate Training that included scientific
and technical briefings, intensive instruction in Shuttle and International Space Sta-
tion systems, physiological training, T-38 flight training and water and wilderness
survival training. 
 
Bresnik completed his first flight on STS-129 in 2009 and has logged over 259 hours
in space, including 11 hours and 50 minutes in 2 EVAs.
 
STS-129 (November 16-29, 2009) was the 31st shuttle flight to the International
Space Station. 
 
During the mission the crew delivered two Express Logistics Carriers (ELC racks) to
the International Space Station, about 30,000 pounds of replacement parts for sys-
tems that provide power to the station, keep it from overheating and maintain
proper orientation in space.
During the mission Bresnik performed two spacewalks for a total of 11 hours and 50
minutes of EVA . 
The STS-129 mission was completed in 10 days, 19 hours, 16 minutes and 13 sec-
onds, traveling 4.5 million miles in 171 orbits, and returned to Earth bringing back
with them NASA Astronaut, Nicole Stott, following her tour of duty aboard the Space
Station.
Married to the former Rebecca Burgin of Pompton Plains, New Jersey, they have a
son and a daughter.