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Thomas Reiter will remain six months on the ISS
Washington, USA - He will be the first European astronaut to remain for a long period on the International Space Station
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The NASA’s mission that will start on July first (see for details AVIONEWS) will be the first in which an European astronaut will remain for a long period on the International Space Station (ISS). The German Thomas Reiter, member from 1992 of the European Space Agency (ESA), will spend on ISS the next 6 months, during which he, and the other members of the crew, will carry out several scientific t...
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AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency