Larson, George C.,
Leroy's Launch. George C. Larson. - Air & Space, 2005. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2006. Article 55, Science, 1522-3264; .
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2006. Originally Published: Leroy's Launch, June/July 2005; pp. 40-45.
"I first heard of Leroy Chiao in 1989, when Air & Space/Smithsonian began developing a story about the selection process that astronaut candidates go through in Houston; the piece, published in the Apr./May 1990 issue, was entitled 'The Class of 1990.' Leroy Chiao, Ellen Ochoa, and Bernard Harris were among the candidates portrayed, and we soon learned that the three had been among those selected that year to be astronauts." (AIR & SPACE) This article describes the author's experiences with astronaut Leroy Chiao at the Baikonur cosmodrome in Russia prior to Chiao's launch to the International Space Station aboard the Soyuz rocket.
1522-3264;
Chiao, Leroy
Astronauts
Space flight--Soyuz flights
Space vehicles--Launching
AC1.S5
050
Leroy's Launch. George C. Larson. - Air & Space, 2005. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2006. Article 55, Science, 1522-3264; .
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2006. Originally Published: Leroy's Launch, June/July 2005; pp. 40-45.
"I first heard of Leroy Chiao in 1989, when Air & Space/Smithsonian began developing a story about the selection process that astronaut candidates go through in Houston; the piece, published in the Apr./May 1990 issue, was entitled 'The Class of 1990.' Leroy Chiao, Ellen Ochoa, and Bernard Harris were among the candidates portrayed, and we soon learned that the three had been among those selected that year to be astronauts." (AIR & SPACE) This article describes the author's experiences with astronaut Leroy Chiao at the Baikonur cosmodrome in Russia prior to Chiao's launch to the International Space Station aboard the Soyuz rocket.
1522-3264;
Chiao, Leroy
Astronauts
Space flight--Soyuz flights
Space vehicles--Launching
AC1.S5
050