NASA Wants Military Pilots As Commercial Astronauts
MILITARY COMMERCIAL: After the final space shuttle flight later this year, NASA managers probably will continue the practices started by President Dwight Eisenhower of choosing military pilots to make up at least some of its astronaut corps. Early commercial crew vehicles are likely to be capsules...
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