Dick Covey, a former NASA astronaut and past CEO of United Space Alliance, will speak as part of the Purdue University Honors College Visiting Scholars Series. The event will be 6 p.m. Nov. 2 in Honors Hall inside the Honors College and Residences North Building.

With over 646 hours of logged space hours, Covey will share his experiences in space flight and discuss the future of space exploration in a postpandemic world.

No stranger to West Lafayette, Covey earned a Master of Astronautics from Purdue in 1969 after completing an undergraduate degree in astronautical engineering from the U.S. Air Force Academy.

Included in Covey’s presentation will be the recognition of three astronaut scholarships awarded by the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation. The awards are sponsored by Kathy and Dick Covey and the CoveyLove Legacy Fund, Jim Hays in honor of Purdue astronaut Gene Cernan, and Marc and Sharon Hagle.

AAE's Joseph Kirchhoff is among the Astronaut scholarship recipients, announced earlier this semester.

The public is invited to attend this live event. This event is part of the Honors College Visiting Scholars program.