The Next 10 Americans in Space
The shuttle has retired, but the astronauts haven’t.
- By Tony Reichhardt
- AirSpaceMag.com, July 26, 2011
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Tom Marshburn
Marshburn followed an unusual path to space. An emergency room physician by training, he joined NASA in 1994 and eventually became the lead medical official for the space station. He was the Flight Surgeon for ISS Expedition 7 in 2003, and is shown here in Kazakhstan tending to astronaut Ed Lu (right), who has just returned from orbit. Marshburn was chosen as an astronaut himself in 2004, and flew on the STS-127 shuttle mission to the station in 2009. He’ll launch in November 2012 to serve on Expeditions 34/35.
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Comments (2)
What do you mean, a couple of years with the Russians? More like 5 or more. I'll bet a lot more than that to get a man-rated spacecraft--so far an up-and-down thing that has flown only one time, maybe 2, and that will not even reach orbit. I wish the astronauts good luck!
Posted by Johnny Allred on July 30,2011 | 01:05 PM
What will the astronauts train for while waiting for the
next orbit of the sayous space capsel
Posted by robert raksij on August 9,2011 | 01:27 AM