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June 21st 04, 04:09 PM
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space ship one makes the target
We have a civilian astronaut.
yeeeehaaa! 
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June 21st 04, 04:34 PM
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"JP" wrote in message ... We have a civilian astronaut. yeeeehaaa! Doesn't NASA have a bunch already? Weren't Neil Armstrong during Gemini and Apollo, and Harrison Schmidt on Apollo 14, civilians?
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June 21st 04, 04:34 PM
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"JP" wrote in message ... We have a civilian astronaut. yeeeehaaa! I believe you mean we have another civilian astronaut.
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June 21st 04, 04:53 PM
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"Tom Sixkiller" wrote in message ... Doesn't NASA have a bunch already? Weren't Neil Armstrong during Gemini and Apollo, and Harrison Schmidt on Apollo 14, civilians? Yes, of course. The first civilian astronaut was Joseph Walker, who flew the X-15 to an altitude of 347,800 feet on July 19, 1963.
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June 21st 04, 05:00 PM
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"Steven P. McNicoll" wrote in message ink.net... "Tom Sixkiller" wrote in message ... Doesn't NASA have a bunch already? Weren't Neil Armstrong during Gemini and Apollo, and Harrison Schmidt on Apollo 14, civilians? Yes, of course. The first civilian astronaut was Joseph Walker, who flew the X-15 to an altitude of 347,800 feet on July 19, 1963. Were the X-15 pilots classified as "astronauts"?
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June 21st 04, 05:31 PM
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Tom Sixkiller wrote:
Yes, of course. The first civilian astronaut was Joseph Walker, who flew the X-15 to an altitude of 347,800 feet on July 19, 1963. Were the X-15 pilots classified as "astronauts"? I believe it crossed the internationally accepted "boundary" of space (100km). -- __!__ Jay and Teresa Masino ___(_)___ http://www2.ari.net/jmasino ! ! ! http://www.oceancityairport.com http://www.oc-adolfos.com
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#7
June 21st 04, 05:32 PM
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Tom Sixkiller wrote:
"JP" wrote in message ... We have a civilian astronaut. yeeeehaaa! Doesn't NASA have a bunch already? Weren't Neil Armstrong during Gemini and Apollo, and Harrison Schmidt on Apollo 14, civilians? We have the first astronaut of a civilian funded spacecraft. -- __!__ Jay and Teresa Masino ___(_)___ http://www2.ari.net/jmasino ! ! ! http://www.oceancityairport.com http://www.oc-adolfos.com
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#8
June 21st 04, 05:55 PM
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How about being our first "PA", that is Private Astronaut. Or "CA".
"Tom Sixkiller" wrote in message ... "JP" wrote in message ... We have a civilian astronaut. yeeeehaaa! Doesn't NASA have a bunch already? Weren't Neil Armstrong during Gemini and Apollo, and Harrison Schmidt on Apollo 14, civilians?
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#9
June 21st 04, 05:57 PM
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What type of flight plan is required? Composite (IFR through class A, VFR
above)? Does Center provide services at these altitudes, or does one fall back on reporting points? - Andrew
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#10
June 21st 04, 06:02 PM
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Maule Driver wrote: How about being our first "PA", that is Private Astronaut. Or "CA". A news link posted in another thread refers to him as the first "non-governmental astronaut". George Patterson None of us is as dumb as all of us.
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