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Title: Brazil's First Astronaut, Next ISS Crew Ready for Flight
Post by: Martin FL on 01/13/2006 04:56 pm

http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/20060113/sc_space/brazilsfirstastronautnextisscrewreadyforflight;_ylt=A9G_RwPS5cdDU34BKQoPLBIF;_ylu=X3oDMTA5aHJvMDdwBHNlYwN5bmNhdA--

Title: RE: Brazil's First Astronaut, Next ISS Crew Ready for Flight
Post by: SpaceCat on 01/14/2006 05:47 pm

That's cool.  I remember as a youngster reading about the construction of futuristic Brasilia- and how general thinking at the time had Brasil on its way to becoming a major world power, but the economics and politics there never quite got it together.
That tragic explosion on their sat launch pad a few years back was really sad.

But I'm still nuts for Bossa Nova music and Astrud Gilberto..... even if she does live in Philadelphia!  ;)