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chappy
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posted 09-08-2008 02:27 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for chappy   Click Here to Email chappy     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I've noticed that astronauts Yvonne Cagle and Fernando "Frank" Caldero haven't been named for a shuttle flight yet, as the astronauts from Group 17 and 18 have flown... Does anyone know why these two haven't been named yet and why?

Delta7
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posted 09-08-2008 03:55 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Delta7   Click Here to Email Delta7     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I don't know the reason why, but neither was included in the most recent NASA Astronaut Poster. It would seem the time for them to fly has passed. It seems like they're now "non-astronaut" NASA employees.

issman1
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posted 09-13-2008 08:44 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for issman1     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Not sure why Caldero hasn't flown, but Cagle's private life may have affected her chances.

Delta7
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posted 09-13-2008 10:20 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Delta7   Click Here to Email Delta7     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I read an interview with Caldeiro, as late as 2005 I think, where he indicated he didn't know why he hadn't yet flown , and was optimistic that he would eventually fly. The fact that he isn't included on the NASA Astronaut Poster indicates that apparently he didn't get the memo.

Tom
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posted 09-16-2008 04:15 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Tom   Click Here to Email Tom     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Including only astronauts chosen from Group 8 (1978) to present, what was the longest wait for an astronaut to get his/her first mission?

[I think the record overall goes to Don Lind (Group 5) who waited 19 years].

Tom
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posted 09-16-2008 05:23 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Tom   Click Here to Email Tom     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I did a little research and it looks like the longest wait so far, which included astronauts from both Group 16 (1996) and Group 17 (1998) was approximately 10 years.

The longest, if the schedule holds up will probably be Timothy Creamer (Group 17) who is scheduled for his first flight (on Soyuz) in late 2009 or early 2010...11 to 12 year wait.

Jay Chladek
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posted 09-17-2008 03:30 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Jay Chladek   Click Here to Email Jay Chladek     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I had a chance to interview T.J. for my book and he is a great guy. He seems to have the attitude of "I'll fly when I fly." Of course, the ISS design has a bit of his handywork on it already as he was tasked with getting the original computer network up and running between the US and Russian segments and had to do it in the last few months before the first Russian segment launched.

Tom
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posted 09-17-2008 05:24 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Tom   Click Here to Email Tom     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
...on the other side of the spectrum, the earliest assignment to flight in the shuttle era is a tie between astronauts chosen in Group 13 (1990), 14 (1992), 15 (1995) and 16 (1996).

Each had a member that flew a mission within 2 years of their selection.

That is a tie overall with the Group 1 astronauts (1959) who also flew their first member just 2 years later.

Delta7
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posted 10-02-2008 06:50 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Delta7   Click Here to Email Delta7     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
A recent Spanish-language interview with Frank Caldeiro.

My Spanish is fairly weak, but there is a segment where the interviewer asks something about when Caldeiro expects to fly in space, and I think he says something to the effect of he's not sure.

Maybe someone more fluent could clarify.

Robert Pearlman
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posted 12-10-2008 09:42 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Robert Pearlman   Click Here to Email Robert Pearlman     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Yvonne Cagle recently attended a NASA Explorer School event at Key Peninsula Middle School in Washington, reports The Peninsula Gateway.
Astronaut Yvonne Darlene Cagle agreed. Cagle, who is currently preparing for a flight assignment with NASA, was at the KPMS kickoff event to talk about her experiences with the organization.
Of course, this could have just been the reporter's way of politely indicating that she hasn't yet been assigned to a mission.

FFrench
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posted 12-11-2008 12:13 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for FFrench     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Delta7:
My Spanish is fairly weak, but there is a segment where the interviewer asks something about when Caldeiro expects to fly in space, and I think he says something to the effect of he's not sure.

Maybe someone more fluent could clarify.


2 minutes and 20 seconds in, there is, best I can tell and understand (others may know better - it's very fast):

Q: ¿Cuanto será tú primer vuelo?
When will your first flight be?

A: Ahí seguimos. No se cuanto será el primer vuelo. En cualquier momento.
There we are. I don't know when the first flight will be. We hope anytime.

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