Returning to flight: Q and A with shuttle commanders Eileen Collins and Steven Lindsey

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Two shuttle commanders, veteran astronaut Eileen Collins and the U.S. Air Force Col. Steven Lindsey, discuss about their shuttle flights that are being launched by NASA. They describe the loss of Columbia and crew, the risks involved in human spaceflight since the Columbia accident and the importance of STS-121's mission aboard Atlantis as NASA's second spaceflight since Columbia.

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A commercial shuttle payload: the SPACEHAB experience

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SPACEHAB Inc has invested hundreds of millions of dollars in private capital in building space-based assets. Its experience since roughly 1984 reflects the kind of transition the nation's space program is experiencing and provides insights into the future prospects of the commercial space business.

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No fear of flying

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Astronaut Eileen Marie Collins has been chosen to be the first woman shuttle pilot. Collins was trained as a pilot in the Air Force and entered the space program as a mission specialist where she underwent parctice in the space flight simulator to preapre for actula missions.

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