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Topic: How many space travellers to date?
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derek
Member Posts: 297
From: N.Ireland.
Registered: Jul 2002
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posted 05-11-2003 04:17 AM
   
To keep my records up to date,how many people have been in space-including STS107? And do the X15 guys count? Still reeling from Autographica UK,nice to see five other CS people there,wearing the shirt helps!Best was getting to talk with Weitz and Gibson for about ten minutes...priceless.------------------
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Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 42981
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 05-11-2003 08:19 AM
This site may be of use to answering your question:
http://spaceflightnow.com/shuttle/sts107/fdf/demografix.html By SFN's count, the total is 430 (including STS-107 but excluding the X-15 pilots). |
Ben
Member Posts: 1896
From: Cape Canaveral, FL
Registered: May 2000
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posted 05-11-2003 02:04 PM
Yes, 430 have made it into space. That does not include Jarvis, Smith or McAuliffe however.There have been 239 spaceflights through TMA-2, including Soyuz 18A, STS-51L and both MR-3 and 4. Thus, 239 spaceflights have launched; 237 flights have made it into space successfully; and there have been 235 orbital spaceflights.
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-Ben http://www.geocities.com/ovcolumbia/ |
Philip
Member Posts: 5952
From: Brussels, Belgium
Registered: Jan 2001
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posted 05-11-2003 04:03 PM
For the US, Space began at an altitude of 60 miles I believe while the official French Aviation Federation regards 100 Kilometer as the beginning of space ... X-15 pilots who flew in Space carry an USAF-Astronaut wing ... By the end of 2003 we'll have a count of about 450 people who entered space ...
It's about time we get a new edition of ""Who's Who in Space"" ... Last time I emailed Michael Cassutt he confirmed that he was looking for photos of the upcoming Chinese Cosmonauts ... Anyway looking forward to this new edition already ![This message has been edited by Philip (edited May 11, 2003).] |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 42981
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 05-11-2003 04:53 PM
A slight correction: there is no official U.S. altitude for space. The U.S. Air Force awarded astronaut wings to pilots who reached 50 miles or above, but that does not define a U.S. standard. Ask NASA or any other government entity where space begins and you will find they have no definition (or will cite the FAI definition -- though if there was a reason to do so, I would wager that the U.S. would redefine the altitude as needed). Remember, by the FAI definition, John Glenn was the first person worldwide to orbit the Earth. |
Ben
Member Posts: 1896
From: Cape Canaveral, FL
Registered: May 2000
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posted 05-11-2003 05:16 PM
I would define it as anyone sent into space 'delibrately', and thus not including the X-15 flights. I would include suborbital, albeit it does not matter because both Shepherd and Grissom made later 'official' spaceflights anyway.430 is the best number. Robert refers to the fact that John Glenn was the first to be launched, orbit completely, and land in his spacecraft; Gagarin and Titov both ejected before the actual touchdown. ------------------
-Ben http://www.geocities.com/ovcolumbia/ [This message has been edited by Ben (edited May 11, 2003).] |
derek
Member Posts: 297
From: N.Ireland.
Registered: Jul 2002
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posted 05-12-2003 04:25 AM
Thanks for the info folks,guess my 100,000ft. in the MIG this summer won't count after all!------------------
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Bob M
Member Posts: 1744
From: Atlanta-area, GA USA
Registered: Aug 2000
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posted 05-12-2003 10:38 AM
To carry this further, besides the 430 total space travelers (excepting the X-15 pilots), there have been 325 astronauts who have flown in space on US/NASA spacecraft (Mercury, Gemini, Apollo & Space Shuttle) and 289 astronauts who have flown in space on the Space Shuttle. Bob Mc. |
Rizz
Member Posts: 1208
From: Upcountry, Maui, Hawaii
Registered: Mar 2002
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posted 05-12-2003 01:28 PM
Derek-You'll be alot closer to 'the edge of space' than most of us. Have fun. Rizz |
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