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From: gandalf@pro-canaveral.cts.com (Ken Hollis)
Newsgroups: sci.space.shuttle
Subject: Re : Astronaut Selection
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Date: 23 Dec 90 00:36:06 GMT
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Greetings and Saltations:

From: rose@beowulf.ucsd.edu (Dan Rose)
>A question inspired by these crew lists:  Have there been any
>civilians -- I mean people who have *no* military experience --
>as pilot-astronauts for the shuttle program?  I vaguely remember

>From what I have heard, one of the ?requirements? or REALLY GOOD THINGS TO
HAVE is experience as a test pilot, and many hours at it also.  Guess where is
about the only place you can get experience like that?...

I am not sure how hard and fast experience like this is needed, but it does
give you alot of points when applying.

From: jdishaw@cbrown.claremont.edu (Pom Ac Comp Staff)
>bus, a solar panel, or possibly a thermocouple.
                                 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
We always use a thermocouple to detect temperature electronically.  How are
you using it?

Ken Hollis

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