[FPSPACE] Russians dispute 500th Earth space traveler claim

[Robert Pearlman]

In the original linked story by Jim (if Google's translation is  
correct) there is the suggestion by Roscosmos that because Nicole  
Stott is both female and an ISS crew member, that she should earn the  
honor of the 500th in orbit (if STS-128 launches first).

Can someone with a better grasp of Russian confirm that?

"Справедливости ради, стоило бы  
присвоить 500-й номер даме, которая, к  
тому же, должна войти в состав  
длительной экспедиции на МКС", -  
отмечает пресс-секретарь Роскосмоса.

Google's translation:

"For the sake of justice, had assigned a 500 number and the lady,  
which, moreover, must enter into a long expedition to the ISS," - said  
press secretary Roscosmos."

-- 
Robert Pearlman, Editor
collectSPACE - The Source for Space History & Artifacts
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Twitter: @robertpearlman | @collectSPACE

On Aug 6, 2009, at 6:16 PM, William Harwood wrote:

> Robert et al:
>
> I believe you are correct. If one includes sub-orbital 100-km and up  
> flights by Walker and the SpaceShipOne guys, 502 unique individuals  
> have made it into "space" through STS-127. The 500th person to reach  
> orbit would be one of the 128 crew. But if 128 is delayed past the  
> Soyuz, and if you only count orbital flights, the going-in number  
> would be 499. So in that case, Suraev or LaLiberte would be No. 500.  
> Figuring out which one it would be is left as an exercise for the  
> reader.
>
> Bill
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> On Aug 6, 2009, at 6:19 PM, Robert Pearlman wrote:
>
>> Roscosmos is referring to the 500th person in orbit, not space.
>>
>> They are not counting X-15 pilot Joseph Walker's and SpaceShipOne  
>> pilots Mike Melvill and Brian Binnie's suborbital flights above 62  
>> miles (100 kilometers).
>>
>> As it stands now, the 500th person in orbit will be on STS-128 and  
>> will either be Kevin Ford, Jose Hernandez or Nicole Stott.  (Ford  
>> will be on the flight deck for launch, while Hernandez and Stott  
>> are on the middeck).
>>
>> -- 
>> Robert Pearlman, Editor
>> collectSPACE - The Source for Space History & Artifacts
>> http://www.collectspace.com/
>> Twitter: @robertpearlman | @collectSPACE
>>
>> On Aug 6, 2009, at 4:51 PM, James Oberg wrote:
>>
>>> Apparently there's a Russian claim, citing RKA,
>>> that if the next shuttle mission is delayed, Surayev on
>>> the next Soyuz will be the 500th world space traveler.
>>>
>>> I thought we'd already had the roadmark.
>>>
>>> What did we count, that the Russians don't?
>>>
>>> Jim
>>>
>>> Россия претендует на еще один  
>>> "космический рекорд"
>>> http://www.personalmoney.ru/pnwsinf.asp?id=1244675
>>>
>>
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