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From: hoyme@umn-cs.UUCP (Ken Hoyme)
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Subject: Re: Civilians in space (From NASA Activi - (nf)
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Date: Tue, 6-Mar-84 21:02:05 EST
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umn-cs!hoyme    Mar  6 09:34:00 1984

No, they mean civilian passangers, not specialists.  Those passagers will
most likely be chosen to give good PR to the program (I.e., authors, c
celebrities, reporters, but perhaps a Mr. or Ms. Average American.  They will
be trained to do some duties aboard the shuttle (such as meal preparation,
Carbon Dioxide filter changing, cleaning, and other routine chores).

       Ken Hoyme