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Astronaut candidates' fly-shaped class patch is a lunar 'slam dunk' [i]NASA's astronaut candidates are giving new definition to "fly me to the moon" with their newly-revealed class patch. The 12 spaceflight trainees — 10 from the U.S. and two from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) — reported for two years of basic training in January. Four months later, they were given their official nickname, "The Flies," continuing a tradition that began with NASA's first class of astronauts in 1959. On Friday (Oct. 28), the Group 23 astronaut candidates ("ascans") shared another custom, introducing an emblem of their own.[/i]
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