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Old November 14th 03, 03:23 AM
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Default Space review: The vision thing

On 13 Nov 2003 17:19:00 GMT, Andrew Gray wrote:

(I think there's only one American who's flown on a Soyuz but not a
Shuttle, mind, so that factor's not too significant...)


Yes, Dennis Tito is the only American who has lifted off and landed on a Soyuz
but not a shuttle.

Incidentally, Ed Lu has the distinction of being the first American *astronaut*
to lift off and land in a Soyuz. Tito, a "space flight participant", was
officially a cosmonaut.

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