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[i]For Slayton, the Apollo-Soyuz venture with the Soviets was his last chance. As head of flight crew operations, it was nominally Slayton who oversaw the astronaut selection process, but since he now considered himself a candidate, he asked Manned Spacecraft Center (MSC) Director Chris Kraft to handle the assignment on his behalf.[/i]
[i]...an official said because the lunar module pilot and mission commander must work so closely in an Apollo flight, the whole backup team of Apollo 17 was being replaced.[/i]
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