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A British national in space
Why has a current British national not flown in space with NASA? When I see pictures of all the Shuttle astronauts they have flags of various nations on their sleeves, but never the Union Flag.
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Explained rather well here:
http: //www.guardi an.c...aut-s pace-explora tion
Chris
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Chris
19:55 Sat 12th Jun 2010
Nicholas Patrick is British? He went up in February?
http://www.dailymail....ick-blasts-orbit.html
http://www.dailymail....ick-blasts-orbit.html
Michael Foale (dual citizenship) - 6 shuttle missions
Nicholas Patrick - 2 shuttle missions
Piers Sellers (British born but a US citizen when an astronaut) - 3 shuttle missions
Timothy Peake - was selected but never made it into space
http://en.wikipedia.o...of_astronauts_by_name
Nicholas Patrick - 2 shuttle missions
Piers Sellers (British born but a US citizen when an astronaut) - 3 shuttle missions
Timothy Peake - was selected but never made it into space
http://en.wikipedia.o...of_astronauts_by_name
My mistake. Helen was a cosmonaut. There's some good information here:
http://www.star.le.ac.uk/edu/Astronauts.shtml
http://www.star.le.ac.uk/edu/Astronauts.shtml