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2 The Space Shuttle and the International Space Station
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... When that program was cancelled, seven of the crew members were transferred to the NASA astronaut office. "We didn't do any training, didn't go through a selection process with NASA.
From page 9...
... "I would imagine the current astronaut office is doing the same thing with the vehicles that are being developed today by Lockheed, Boeing, and SpaceX." John Young, the most experienced astronaut at the time, selected Crippen to be his crewmate for the first Space Shuttle flight. "It was great training with John and flying that mission," said Crippen, "certainly one of the highlights of my life." He went on to command three other flights in 1983 and 1984, much of which involved engineering work to "make sure the Space Shuttle would do what we had designed it to do." "Looking back, I am very proud of the Space Shuttle program," Crippen recalled.
From page 10...
... In November 2008 she traveled to the International Space Station (ISS) , where she spent four and a half months as flight engineering and science officer.
From page 11...
... "We are going to learn more from the questions that we learn to ask than from the answers we are getting." THE POWER OF DIVERSITY Charles Bolden, who also flew four shuttle missions and was NASA administrator from 2009 to 2017, expanded on the theme of new perspectives and diversity. A legacy of the Space Shuttle, he said, was its introduction of inclusion to NASA.
From page 12...
... "Do not underestimate the power of role models." International collaboration brings another measure of diversity, Bolden noted. About 20 nations collaborate to make life possible on the International Space Station, reflecting the view from the station's windows.
From page 13...
... If you get an opportunity, find a rich friend, get him to foot the bill for you,… You need to [go into space]


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