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"...all these worlds..." is a blog by David Hitt. It covers space exploration, decent science fiction, humor (by its very nature), and whatever else I happen to find cool. (Formerly "You Must Fight The Bear")
Name: David Hitt About Me: Inspiring the next generation of explorers... See my complete profile
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:: Thursday, May 22, 2003 ::
Expedition 8 According to Pravda, ISS Expedition 8 will consist of Russian cosmonaut Alexander Kaleri and Commander Michael Foale (a British national who became a U.S. citizen in order to become an astronaut). Foale is no stranger to Space Stations, having served as a member of the Mir 23 crew, spending 145 days in space in 1997. (Which is interesting, given NASA's apparent reluctance regarding long-term space exposure during a career--Six months on ISS would put at somewhere pretty close to a total of a year in space, which has to be pretty close to a NASA record, if not well beyond it.) According to the Pravda article, Expedition 8 will launch to ISS aboard the Russian Soyuz TMA-3 on October 18. The two members of Exp. 8 will be joined on their launch by ESA Astronaut Pedro Duque of Spain, who will then return to Earth with the Expedition 7 crew about 7-10 days later aboard TMA-2.