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...things at Mission Control in Houston took off their headphones and applauded the successful conclusion of one more voyage into space But, for at least one of these men, the cheering signaled far more than just relief. With the end of the Columbia's fifth space flight, astronaut Jeffrey A Hoffman moved one step closer to his long-awaited first day in space...
Hoffman and his colleagues differ from their predecessors in another, perhaps even more important, way When the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in 1978 announced the selection of the astronaut group that included Hoffman, a reporter asked the director of the Manned Space Flight Center in Houston to comment on his new charges Christopher C. Kraft Jr. said the new astronauts--the first picked by NASA in more than eight years--were "extremely highly qualified and motivated, because, unlike previous applicants, many have wanted to become as turnouts since they were 10 or 12 years...
...because the early astronauts were of the test-pilot school and a little closer to American hero status then he ever dreamed of being, the Brooklyn-born Hoffman says he "didn't relate to the space program personally." The astronaut recalls that he never talked about his ambition, keeping it secret even from his parents "because it seemed sort of frivolous." Nevertheless, he adds, "I was dead serious about...
Difficult as the application process was, it was easy compared with NASA's basic training Hoffman says that much of the year he spent as an astronaut candidate "was like going back to school," with courses ranging from aeronautics to astronauts...
...White House on the positive signs that Republicans perceived. CBS erred the other way. The hyperkinetic Rather, who had stoked up on spaghetti for energy, seemed infatuated with homey metaphors ("as long as a well rope") and cutesy topical imagery ("E.T., phone home: [New Mexico Senator and Former Astronaut] Jack Schmitt needs help"). Above all, he appeared hell-bent on spotting a Democratic trend. For Republicans, he said, "it certainly doesn't look good. No way to make it look good." White House Correspondent Lesley Stahl shared his view. Soon after 7 p.m. E.S.T., she announced flatly...