Brazil's First Astronaut, Next ISS Crew Ready for Flight

• Brazil's First Astronaut, Next ISS Crew Ready for Flight by Martin FL on 13 Jan, 2006 16:56
• http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/20060113/sc_space/brazilsfirstastronautnextisscrewreadyforflight;_ylt=A9G_RwPS5cdDU34BKQoPLBIF;_ylu=X3oDMTA5aHJvMDdwBHNlYwN5bmNhdA--
• #1 by SpaceCat on 14 Jan, 2006 17:47
• 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!