Today in space flight news, we just got word that the University of Nebraska Press author Francis French will be inducted into the  U.S. Space & Rocket Center's Hall of Fame.

The San Diego Air & Space Museum, where French is the education director, made the announcement earlier this week. French will be officially inducted during a ceremony on August 20. The hall of fame honors graduates, former employees and supporters of the U.S. Space & Rocket Center’s Space Camp who have distinguished themselves in their respective careers. French is an alumnus of the space camp program.

French is the co-author, along with Colin Burgess, of Into That Silent Sea: Trailblazers of the Space Era, 1961–1965 (Nebraska 2007), and In the Shadow of the Moon: A Challenging Journey to Tranquility, 1965-1969 (Nebraska, 2007). Congratulations!