[FPSPACE] 500th person in space?

[Robert Pearlman]

The list of 500 includes the STS-51L crew members who flew to space  
before that ill-fated mission but does not include the first time  
fliers. The count is all individuals who have flown above 62 miles  
(100 km), including the two SpaceShipOne pilots and Joe Walker who  
flew above that altitude in the X-15.

A list of the 500 can be found here:

L+500 and counting: 500th person in space
http://www.collectspace.com/news/news-061209a.html

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On Jul 27, 2009, at 6:14 AM, PeterRBond at aol.com wrote:

> Dear All,
>
> I note that NASA is claiming that "Based on where he’s sitting on  
> the shuttle", Christopher Cassidy (STS-127 mission specialist)  
> became the 500th person in history to fly into space.
> (see NASA Mission Summary with link on http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/news/index.html 
>  )
>
> I haven't had time to check this landmark number, but it sounds  
> about right. Does this include the Challenger crew?
>
> I also note that the number of spacewalks in support of  
> International Space Station assembly and maintenance has reached 129  
> (with one more to go on STS-127) and passed a total duration of 800  
> hours. Not bad, considering how quite a few commentators expressed  
> concerns and doubts over the number of EVAs required to build the  
> ISS prior to start of construction.
>
> Peter Bond
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