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...NASA didn't like Tito the tourist, it will really hate what's coming next. The Russians have been talking with NBC about a Survivor-type show in which contestants compete for a ride on the space station, and have consulted the U.S. companies Boeing and Spacehab about a new module for the station that could be used for for-profit research--or even more tourism. The U.S. was always able to call the shots when it had sole control of its manned space program. Now that that control is being shared, visits by tycoons and TV personalities...
...will be released into space to take readings of the sun, a pallet of sensors to measure the ultraviolet environment of space, and several new components for the Hubble Space Telescope that need to be tested in the extreme conditions of space. Most important, the ship is carrying the Spacehab science module, a pressurized laboratory that is connected to the crew compartment and provides additional space for conducting medical experiments. It is here Glenn will be doing most of his work, processing blood and urine samples from the rest of the crew and sitting still for the battery of tests...
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