NASA: International candidates join 1998 astronaut class.

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M2 PRESSWIRE-28 August 1998-NASA: International candidates join 1998 astronaut class (C)1994-98 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:270898 A cadre of international astronaut candidates has arrived at NASA's Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX, to begin training as members of the 1998 Astronaut Class.

The international candidates, from Brazil, Canada, France, Germany and Italy, will train as mission specialists for future Space Shuttle and International Space Station flight assignments. "The Class of 1998 continues our international cooperation in space as we begin assembly of the International Space Station," said David C. Leestma, director of Flight Crew Operations. "We welcome our international astronauts and the entire class. They have a lot of work and a...