Newsgroups: sci.space.shuttle
Path: utzoo!kcarroll
From: kcarroll@utzoo.uucp (Kieran A. Carroll)
Subject: Re: NASA Selection
Message-ID: <1990Feb26.205124.29029@utzoo.uucp>
Organization: U of Toronto Zoology
References: <0ZuAFgK00Uh_M28MJm@andrew.cmu.edu> <1990Feb26.164741.23717@utzoo.uucp>
Date: Mon, 26 Feb 90 20:51:24 GMT

>henry@utzoo.uucp (Henry Spencer) writes:
> 
> Here's the latest version of my occasional posting on the subject:
> 
> Q. How do I become an astronaut?
> 
> A. We will assume you mean a NASA astronaut, since it's probably impossible
>         for a Westerner to get into the Soviet program...

Looks like this version needs updating, Henry, what with the (privately-
sponsored!) British astronaut who's to go up to Mir within the year. For
that matter, I wouldn't be surprised to see Canada send someone to Mir in
the near future, as the Canadian Space Agency has been pursuing a number
of cooperative projects with the Soviets in recent years. Perhaps the updated
version should read, "...since the US State Department is virtually certain
to forbid US nationals from flying on Soviet space stations (because of the
embarassment factor), at least until after "Freedom" is permanently
manned..."
-- 

     Kieran A. Carroll @ U of Toronto Aerospace Institute
     uunet!attcan!utzoo!kcarroll kcarroll@zoo.toronto.edu