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Topic: Group 19 ascans won't fly shuttle (UPI)
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Robert Pearlman Editor Posts: 42986 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 05-11-2004 10:51 AM
New NASA astronaut class to skip shuttle http://washingtontimes.com/upi-breaking/20040510-041735-8585r.htm Of particular interest: quote: UPI also learned the original class of candidates consisted of 12, but when informed they would not be flying the space shuttles, one candidate withdrew.
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lunarrv15 Member Posts: 1355 From: Cincinnati, Ohio, Hamilton Registered: Mar 2001
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posted 05-11-2004 12:55 PM
Ouch!who withdrew? |
Mike Isbell Member Posts: 551 From: Silver Spring, Maryland USA Registered: Aug 2003
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posted 05-11-2004 08:26 PM
With the decision to retire the shuttle after the completion of the ISS, I figured that the chances of the astronauts of the class of 2004 flying the shuttle were slim. No astronauts have yet flown from the class of 1998 and 2000. No question the class of 2004 will have to either hope for a continuation of shuttle flights or until the next generation spacecraft is ready to fly. |
pokey Member Posts: 361 From: Houston, TX, USA Registered: Aug 2000
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posted 05-12-2004 10:36 AM
A few of the non-US members of the 1998 class have flown, of course that was prior to being in the 1998 class. Mostly shuttle. One on Soyuz. |
Mike Isbell Member Posts: 551 From: Silver Spring, Maryland USA Registered: Aug 2003
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posted 05-12-2004 08:36 PM
Was Leopold Eyharts the astronaut class of 1998 member that flew on the soyuz ? |
Robert Pearlman Editor Posts: 42986 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 05-12-2004 08:47 PM
Eyharts flew on the Soyuz prior to being named part of the 1998 class of international astronauts. Roberto Vittori flew a Soyuz taxi mission (TM-34) in 2002. |