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TUESDAY, AUGUST 30, 1977
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United Press International
HOUSTON — The first women to
idergo preliminary evaluation as
[tronaut candidates began the
e-day series of physical checks,
chological probes and interviews
[Johnson Space Center Monday.
The 8 women ranged from Navy
;ht surgeon who always wanted to
— a space woman, to a civilian
she said nhemist with no flight training
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nounced by the space agency last
week. More women could be among
later candidates.
NASA is naming and examining 20
candidates every other week, for an
eventual total of 200. In December,
15 or 20 will be chosen in each of the
pilot and mission specialist
categories for final training and
evaluation. They then become part
of the astronaut corps.
The Navy flight surgeon, Lt.
Cmdr. Victoria Voge, 34, and the
civilian biochemist, Dr. Nitza Cin-
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ricanCol ir transport, including commer-
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nd while several billion dollars
slim, bliif e spent by prime contractor
innovator kwell International Corp. and
which isi Jreds of subcontractors develop-
inthesd four B1 prototypes, aerospace
ineers say the money wasn’t
rely wasted.
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n years since Rockwell won the
territori ract to build the B1 will mean
more economical and more
fortable civilian and military
raft for the next several decades,
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ray targets at tree-top level to
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rol system designed to automat-
ly smooth out turbulence at
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gher. Experts say this system,
ch eliminates reading instru-
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for commercial jets,
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tic about the industry.
Commercial plane orders con
tinue holding firm as airlines seek to
increase capacity and replace aging
aircraft while meeting tougher noise
and fuel consumption require
ments.
Auto registration
increases in Texas
United Press International
AUSTIN — Texas has 10 motor
vehicles for every 12 people, accord
ing to statistics released yesterday
by the Texas Highway Department.
Highway officials said motor vehicle
registrations increased more than
half a million during the 12-month
registration period ending April 1,
1977.
The preliminary total of
10,220,919 is expected to increase
when the final results are tabulated.
The U.S. Census Bureau’s latest
figures estimate Texas’ population at
12.2 million.
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tron, 27, agreed, “It’s very exciting.”
Their backgrounds were quite dif
ferent, reflecting the new flexibility
the Shuttle has brought to the na
tion’s space program.
“I’ve been thinking about it since I
was a little girl,” said Lt. Cmdr.
Voge, who was born in Minneapolis,
Minn., and is now stationed in Pen
sacola, Fla.
The wife of a Navy maintenance
officer currently stationed in
Sigonella, Italy they have no chil
dren, she has been interested in un
usual pursuits since her father took
her for her first plane ride when she
was “about six months old.”
“My father Donald Voge was a
barnstormer and a race car driver,”
she said, and she also was influenced
by “watching Captain Video on tele
vision and then the space program
came along and, my gosh, that just
made things better.”
Miss Cintron, a native of San Juan,
Puerto Rico, who works as a PhD in
research at Johns Hopkins Univer
sity in Baltimore, said she had the
idea very recently.
“Haifa year,” she said. “It wasn’t
structured in such a way that I had
thought of it before. I have no flying
experience. I’m not trained in any
medical aspect of aerospace.
“It was simply that I was excited
about the Space Shuttle and the fact
that scientists would be able to par
ticipate. It was very exciting. It’s re
ally exciting.”
How do the men feel?
Candidate Dale Harris seemed to
represent the majority. “They obvi
ously are added competition, but I
wouldn’t want it any other way,” said
Harris, 31, of Amarillo, Tex.
“I think that’s fine. I’m anxious to
see the most qualified people get the
job.” ^
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