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An astronaut or cosmonaut is a person trained by a human spaceflight program to command, pilot, or serve as a crew member of a spacecraft. While generally reserved for professional space travelers, the term is sometimes applied to anyone who travels into space, including scientists, politicians, journalists, and tourists. Until 2003, astronauts were sponsored and trained exclusively by governments, either by the military, or by civilian space agencies. However, with the sub-orbital flight of the privately-funded SpaceShipOne in 2004, a new category of astronaut was created: the commercial astronaut. From Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License  nasa.gov 98px x 150px | 22.40kB [source page] Image to right Astronauts use the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory to practice extravehicular activities Credit NASA To practice extravehicular activities or space walks astronauts go  dbtechno.com 199px x 300px | 15.50kB [source page] June 9 2008 Washington dbTechno NASA Discovery astronauts have successfully completed their third and final spacewalk at the International Space Station The spacewalk was carried out by Michael From Yahoo Image Search: "Astronauts"  blogs.amctv.com unknown hu, 10 Sep 2009 04:00:15 GM In the movies, . astronauts. are portrayed as exceptional and sometimes odd. What is the unlikely mission of the crew in Space Cowboys? Take the quiz.  blog.taragana.com DPA Sat, 05 Sep 2009 21:33:03 GM Washington - Two . astronauts. from the space shuttle Discovery began a third and final spacewalk Saturday outside the International Space Station (ISS).  bakersandastronauts.blogspot.com allie ue, 22 Sep 2009 08:10:01 GM skip to main | skip to sidebar. bakers and . astronauts. . 22 September 2009. dangling. This is my favorite image from the year so far. Out in the forest, playing in little wooden houses, hanging from the rafters. I hope you're getting out ... From Google Blog Search: "Astronauts"
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Q. I heard that mashed potatoes was first created for astronauts, and I need to know what other foods were also created. If you're wondering why I NEED to know, it's for a school thing. Asked by Marjorie W - Thu Jan 15 23:28:09 2009 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments A. Although you will probably get many answers to the contrary, there are actually no foods that were developed specifically for the space program. But it made for good PR in the 70's, so a lot of companies, like Tang, claimed to have been developed for the space program. It didn't take long for this urban myth to gain wide acceptance. In reality, none were. Answered by Mark S IV - Thu Jan 15 23:53:48 2009 From Yahoo Answer Search: "Astronauts" Pages in category "Astronauts"The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. ACGHLSCategory: OccupationsFrom Wikiquote under the GNU Free Documentation License. |
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