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Thread: NASA Names Crew for Rescue Mission or Potential Added Shuttle Flight

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    NASA Names Crew for Rescue Mission or Potential Added Shuttle Flight

    NASA announced the names of the four astronauts who will make up the crew of STS-335, the rescue mission that would fly only if there is a problem with the current final scheduled shuttle flight, Endeavour’s STS-134 mission. Additionally, the four crew members will prepare for the “final final” shuttle flight is added to the [...]

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    I noticed taht the entire crew are veteran flyers, not rookies. You would think that they would let at leas a couple of rookies to fly. There are some rookie astronauts up for a long wait for their ride.

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    The key word is "rescue" there. You want experience on an emergency flight.

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