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From: marcus@illusion.UUCP (Marcus Hall)
Newsgroups: sci.space.shuttle
Subject: Re: Discovery Launch: Two questions (really one...)
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Date: 15 Mar 89 17:58:58 GMT
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In article <0bPJm86JXU1010F4LgU@amdahl.uts.amdahl.com> kucharsk@amdahl.uts.amdahl.com (William Kucharski) writes:
>I have two questions (really one) regarding the Discovery launch:
>
>1) Was this the first time a female has been used as the "voice of launch
>   control?"
>
>2) What happened to ? Harris, the person who's always done it before?
>
>No sexist implications meant, just curious...
>
>					William Kucharski

Hugh Harris has been the most frequent PAO (Public Affairs Officer) in recent
times, but there have been several others recently.  Lisa ? was rotated into
that position just because it was her turn this time.  I get the impression
that it was primarily the media that hyped her job, although I'm sure that
NASA is constantly on the lookout for something to make each launch unique.

marcus hall	(I'm terrible with names, but I think I got this one right!)
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