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English language I know very little - translation is effected by the help of PC translator.

KOSMOS 13
ŘÍJEN 2000 / OCTOBER 2000

2001: NEW CREWS FOR SPACE SHUTTLES !

Press report NASA, which was publication 28. September this year's year, she should have relatively rigorous title “Astronauts and cosmonauts nominated into tetra mission space shuttle in year 2001”. Lurk in she indeed power interesting information as to further crews space by boat.
Two from tetra flight space shuttle with interfere international space station ISS (Endeavour STS-100 and Atlantis STS-104). Further about scientific flight Columbia STS-107 and fourth service mission to telescope Hubble: Columbia STS-109.
PS: In spite of some nominative were I know before now, majority nomination is new - and interesting.
PS2: Out of spite previous gamble will not flight STS-107 constitution from entirely womens crew.

ENDEAVOUR STS-100
Kent Rominger (CDR) - on one's behalf hereof experienced "specialist" we will go already about 5th starts into space. Tilll this time pass Columbia STS-73 (1995), Columbia STS-80 (1996), Discovery STS-85 and in frames mission Discovery STS-96 (1999) already once ISS visit with.
Jeff Ashby (PLT) - tilll this time was in space only point, namely in frames mission Columbia STS-93 (1999).
Umberto Guidoni (MS) - Italian specialist, up flight Columbia STS-75 (1996) with pay it back into space and will first European astronaut, which visit with ISS.
Chris Hadfield (MS) - Canadian astronaut, which be in year 1996 on station Mir in frames flight Atlantis STS-74.
Scott Parazynski (MS) - experienced veteran from flight Atlantis STS-66 (1994), Atlantis STS-86 (1997) and Discovery STS-95 (1998). Candidate on long-term stay at the station Mir, but from preparation go in for higher bodily growth eliminated.
John Phillips (MS) - full member division astronauts from year 1996 with prepare on my first start. Is oldest Americans, what kind with when bring in on training (namely ages 45 years and 14 days).
Jurij Loncakov (MS) - Russian candidate from year 1998, prepare for my first flight.

ATLANTIS STS-104
Steven Lindsey (CDR) - up flight Columbia STS-87 (1997) and Discovery STS-95 (1998) first start sitting commander space shuttle.
Charles Hobaugh (PLT) - candidate from division 1996, first start on circulating course.
Janet Kavandi (MS) - for her we will go already about 3rd roads into space. Tilll this time pass Discovery STS-91 (1998) and Endeavour STS-99 (2000).
Michael Gernhardt (MS) - experienced veteran from three previous flight: Endeavour STS-69 (1995), Columbia STS-83 and his repetition STS-94 (1997).
James Reilly (MS) - "old boy" mission Endeavour STS-89 (1998).

COLUMBIA STS-107
CDR and PLT will nominated behindhand.
Michael Anderson (MS) - tilll this time realize only some expedition under frontier provincial atmospheres: Endeavour STS-89 (1998).
Chaplana Chawla (MS) - has on his "account" only "unhappy" flight Columbia STS-87 (1997), when nearly her erroneous manipulate in RMS nearly was lost satellite Spartan.
David Brown (MS) - first night start into space.
Laurel Clark (MS) - too novice on circulating course (both they are from division 1996).
Ilan Ramon (PS) - first Israeli astronaut.

COLUMBIA STS-109
CDR, PLT and surplus MS will nominated behindhand.
John Grunsfeld (MS) - threefold test-room astronaut: Endeavour STS-67 (1995), Atlantis STS-81 (1997) and Discovery STS-103 (1999).
James Newman (MS) - too veteran from three flight: Discovery STS-51 (1993), Endeavour STS-69 (1995) and Endeavour STS-88 (1998)
Richard Linnehan (MS) - in space worked twice, namely in frames flight Columbia STS-78 (1996) and Columbia STS-90 (1998).
Michael Massimino (MS) - surprising crewman space shuttle Columbia STS-109 - in universe tilll this time wasn't. At the same time exit into opening precinct near flight to telescope Hubble was tilll this time privilege experienced astronaut with at least once pass campaign.

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