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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, 04:53 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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June 21st 04, 07:03 PM
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"Jay Masino" wrote in message ... 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). That's true, but that's not (AFAIK) what gets the plot classified as "Astronaut". Some people with that classification have never been up in "space", but by the classification are qualified to go there.
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#7
June 21st 04, 08:21 PM
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Tom Sixkiller wrote:
"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"? Yep. http://www.spaceline.org/astronauts/x15pilots.html Also see http://www.fai.org/astronautics/100km.asp Dima
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June 22nd 04, 05:36 AM
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"Tom Sixkiller" wrote in message ... Were the X-15 pilots classified as "astronauts"? Those that achieved the requisite altitude were.
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June 21st 04, 10:10 PM
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"Steven P. McNicoll" wrote in message
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. "Nothing to see here. Move along. Move along, please . . ." -- Jim Fisher
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#10
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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