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A '''Mission Specialist (MS)''' is a position held by certain [[NASA]] [[astronaut]]s during [[Space Shuttle]] missions. A Mission Specialist is assigned to a limited field of the mission, such as for medical expirements or technical quests.
A '''Mission Specialist (MS)''' is a position held by certain [[NASA]] [[astronaut]]s during [[Space Shuttle]] missions. A Mission Specialist is assigned to a limited field of the mission, such as for medical expirements or technical quests.


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Other functions on board are [[aviator|Pilot]], [[flight engineer|Flight Engineer]] and [[commander|Mission Commander]]. Some Space Shuttle missions included [[Payload Specialist]]s in addition to Mission Specialists. While a Payload Specialist was selected for a single specific mission, a Mission Specialist was selected as an astronaut first, and then assigned to a mission.
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d are [[aviator|Pilot]], [[flight engineer|Flight Engineer]] and [[commander|Mission Commander]]. Some Space Shuttle missions included [[Payload Specialist]]s in addition to Mission Specialists. While a Payload Specialist was selected for a single specific mission, a Mission Specialist was selected as an astronaut first, and then assigned to a mission.


Mission Specialist is abbrieviated by NASA as MS.
Mission Specialist is abbrieviated by NASA as MS.

Revision as of 03:15, 28 September 2009

A Mission Specialist (MS) is a position held by certain NASA astronauts during Space Shuttle missions. A Mission Specialist is assigned to a limited field of the mission, such as for medical expirements or technical quests.

Other functions on boar

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d are Pilot, Flight Engineer and Mission Commander. Some Space Shuttle missions included Payload Specialists in addition to Mission Specialists. While a Payload Specialist was selected for a single specific mission, a Mission Specialist was selected as an astronaut first, and then assigned to a mission.

Mission Specialist is abbrieviated by NASA as MS.