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From: jmaynard@thesis1.hsch.utexas.edu (Jay Maynard)
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Subject: Re: Shuttle Status for 10/05/90 (Forwarded)
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Date: 10 Oct 90 14:23:21 GMT
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In article <17046@unix.SRI.COM> larson@snmp.sri.com (Alan Larson) writes:
>  As I understand it, the shuttle crew uses T-38's as their normal method
>of getting around the country.  (I would appreciate any expansion of detail
>on this if availiable.)
>  How do the mission specialists get around?  Are they all rated to fly
>T-38's?  I thought they didn't even have to all be pilots.

They don't. Since the T-38 is a two-place aircraft, as far as I've heard from
people that deal with them, the mission specialists ride back seat with a
qualified pilot. The mission specialists used to have to be pilots too, and
a good number of them are (several belong to the flying club at Ellington
Field, where NASA/JSC's flight department is), but the requirement was dropped,
as I understand it, after one mission specialist bent his third T-38.


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