Poster Boys (and Girls)

Astronauts show a lighter side in their unofficial crew posters.

  • By Rebecca Maksel
  • AirSpaceMag.com, July 08, 2011
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Comments (4)

Is Frank De Winne looking a little pensive? Perhaps he has just remembered what traditionally happens to red-shirt crew members.

Awesome! So glad to see a human side of these heroes and a sense of humor to boot!!

Regarding the Atlantis 125 poster, Scott Altman was the Navy Tomcat pilot that provided the in-flight middle finger in Top Gun.

Exists also for the following crews

STS-46 Spaghettis all over astronauts
STS-54 Enterprise Bridge photo
STS-55 German traditional costumes photo

...and many more...

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