The Kennedy & Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center
Astronaut Heidemarie M. Stefanyshyn-Piper
Captain, United States Navy
STS-115 and STS-126

Space Flight Experience

STS-115 Atlantis (September 9-21, 2006) successfully restarted assembly of the International Space Station.  Heide made two spacewalks.

STS-126 Endeavor (November 14-30, 2008) launched at night from Kennedy Space Center, Florida and returned to land at Edwards Air Force Base, California.  It was NASA's fourth shuttle flight in 2008 and the twenty-seventh Shuttle/Station assembly mission.  Heide returned to earth after completing 250 orbits in over 6.6 million miles.

Introducing Seabourn Venture Godmother, Alison Levine

From the highest peaks to the decks of a new ship, Alison Levine will preside over the naming ceremony of Seabourn's first expedition vessel.  Levine is a world renowned expert climber, having lead climbs on the highest peak on each continent including as team captain of the first American Women's Everest Expedition in 2002.

Along with her accomplishments as an adventurer, Levine is a "New York Times" bestselling author, an Ellis Island Medal of Honor winner, and a successful businesswoman.

"With her extraordinary history of travel and adventure, familiarity with the most striking of destinations, and her deep roots in the expedition world, Alison is a perfect choice to send Seabourn Venture off to explore the most-remote corners of the globe." - Josh Leibowitz, Seabourn President.