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  2. Astronaut organization in spaceflight missions - Wikipedia

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    There is a lack of data that related performance to team composition and cohesion due to the evolution of job duties and selection practices over the history of manned spaceflight as well as the limited number of astronauts actually selected (340 U.S. astronauts to date). These issues are relevant to other space agencies as well.

  3. Astronaut ranks and positions - Wikipedia

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    Must pass a NASA Class I space physical to be certified for flight. [4] Pilot (PLT) Assisted the Commander in maneuvering the Shuttle. May have also been responsible for release and recovery of satellites. Same education and flight experience requirements as a Commander, [2] but does not need prior spaceflight experience. Mission Specialist (MS)

  4. List of NASA's flight control positions - Wikipedia

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    The Space Shuttle (and prior program) flight controllers worked relatively brief periods: The several minutes of ascent, the few days the vehicle was in orbit, and reentry. The duration of operations for Space Shuttle flight controllers was short and time-critical.

  5. Confessions Of A Flight Attendant: 'It's As Crazy As You Think'

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    The allure of routine travel to exotic locales makes a career as a flight attendant especially appealing to many job seekers. So much so, in fact, that more than 20,000 people recently applied ...

  6. 40 Historical Pictures of Flight Attendants Throughout the ...

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    An Etihad Airways flight attendant passing out global newspapers aboard a flight from Washington D.C. to Abu Dhabi Subscribe to Woman's Day today and get 73% off your first 12 issues.

  7. List of Space Shuttle crews - Wikipedia

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    Mir = Launched to be part of the crew of the Mir Space Station; ISS = Launched to be part of the crew of the International Space Station. Names of astronauts returning from the Mir or ISS on the Space Shuttle are shown in italics. They did not have specific crew roles, but are listed in the Payload Specialist columns for reasons of space.

  8. List of missions to the outer planets - Wikipedia

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    Montage of planets and some moons that the two Voyager spacecraft have visited and studied. It is the only program that visited all four outer planets. A total of nine spacecraft have been launched on missions that involve visits to the outer planets; all nine missions involve encounters with Jupiter, with four spacecraft also visiting Saturn.

  9. Astronomers Find New Mysterious Moons in Our Solar System ...

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    There are 293 confirmed moons in our cosmic neighborhood. By studying these worlds, astronomers hope to learn about ancient asteroid collisions, space volcanoes, and the origins of life itself.