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Topic: Bob Behnken first 1970s-born astronaut to fly
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Mike Isbell
Member Posts: 579
From: Silver Spring, Maryland USA
Registered: Aug 2003
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posted 03-22-2008 10:13 PM
  
With the flight of STS-123 comes a new milestone among the astronaut crew aboard. Robert Behnken has become the first U.S. astronaut born in the decade of the 1970's to orbit the Earth. Mr. Behnken, who was born in 1970, brings another age group into the adventure of spaceflight. |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 49399
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 03-23-2008 12:23 AM
That might help some better understand his taste in wake-up calls. The crew started its day at 12:28 p.m., with the song "Enter Sandman" performed by Metallica. The song was played for Mission Specialist Robert L. Behnken. |
Jay Chladek
Member Posts: 2272
From: Bellevue, NE, USA
Registered: Aug 2007
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posted 03-24-2008 04:40 AM
Ha ha ha!Oh come on, the ISS is about as "Heavy Metal" as one can get.  It is interesting that Bob is an astronaut who comes from a time period where US space flights were few until the shuttle began to fly. So he wasn't able to watch the moon landings (except maybe the last few) or would have been too young to remember them anyway. It would be interesting to see his motivations for becoming an astronaut and how they might differ from the previous generation who usually do cite the excitement of the space program of the 1960s as one of their motivations for becoming astronauts. |
gliderpilotuk
Member Posts: 3414
From: London, UK
Registered: Feb 2002
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posted 03-24-2008 06:05 AM
Now I DO start to feel old.  |
Blackarrow
Member Posts: 3525
From: Belfast, United Kingdom
Registered: Feb 2002
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posted 03-24-2008 01:49 PM
Paul, as a special favour I'll swap ages with you... But you're right. Now I'm depressed. |
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