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Discovery's 7 astronauts a diverse bunch
AP   Sunday, 03 December 2006

Launch director, Mike Leinbach answers questions during a news conference following a two-day assessment of preparations for the mission of Space Shuttle Discovery at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2006. Launch date for the shuttle is scheduled for Dec. 7.(AP Photo/John Raoux)AP - Discovery's seven astronauts are among the most culturally diverse of any space shuttle crew. There are two African-Americans, an astronaut of Indian descent, the soon-to-be first Swede in space, a British-born mission specialist, an Alaskan and a Jersey Boy.


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