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ASCAN1984 Member Posts: 1049 From: County Down, Nothern Ireland Registered: Feb 2002	posted 06-28-2009 10:32 AM Only nine. That's a surprise. The joint smallest class selected beaten only by the new nine (Group 2). Then again look at the legends that came from Group 2, Jim Lovell, the great John Young, etc.
East-Frisian Member Posts: 586 From: Germany Registered: Apr 2005	posted 06-28-2009 11:01 AM Why a surprise? They don't need astronauts in the moment. A few for the ISS. No one knows how long time it will take, to fly again after the shuttle missions.
ASCAN1984 Member Posts: 1049 From: County Down, Nothern Ireland Registered: Feb 2002	posted 06-29-2009 04:04 AM That's a very good point, but in my opinion I would have to say that once the STS program finishes there will be a quite a few veterans who decide that the wait is maybe too long and leave the program. Just my belief.
Robert Pearlman Editor Posts: 42988 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999	posted 06-29-2009 10:20 AM The new class has been announced: NASA names 2009 class of astronauts

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