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AgustaWestland test pilot selected for ESA astronaut training

Farnborough, UK - He is part of a group of eight members

AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, congratulates Tim Peake, AgustaWestland senior test pilot, on his selection by the European Space Agency as the first British astronaut to join the European Astronaut Corps. The Corps currently consists of eight members from Germany, France, Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands and Sweden. The European Space Agency commenced a search for four new astronauts in...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1104801
Rome, Italy, 05/21/2009 16:35
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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