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AIR FORCE SPACE COMMAND SENDS SIX NOMINEES TO NASA ASTRONAUT CANDIDATE SELECTION BOARD
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June 25, 2008
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The U.S. Air Force Space Command issued the following press release:
by Ed WhiteAir Force Space Command Public Affairs
Six AFSPC officers have been selected by an Air Force board to have a shot at a Mission Specialist berth with NASA for the astronaut class of 2009.
The nominees are: Maj. James E. Smith, Air Force Element, Buckley Air Force Base (AFELM); Maj. Jay A. Orson, AFELM; Capt. Matthew R. Allen, AFELM; Maj. William J. Christopher, Global Positioning System Wing; Maj James P. Lake, GPS Squadron; and Maj. David J. Laird, 1st Space Launch Squadron.
"I was happy to be nominated," said Major Christopher. "I have wanted to be an astronaut since I was in high school. That is why I went to ...
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