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willpittenger
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I was thinking that if a mission specialist just happened to have a pilot's license, it might be a good idea for that person to receive at least a little time in a shuttle simulator. It is conceivable, even if not likely, that something could happen to to the Commander and Pilot while in orbit. Besides, if you loose one of them, who takes the other pilot seat?<br /><br />I should note that one example in fiction where a non-experience person had to land the orbiter happened in the movie <i>Space Camp</i>. Not very accurate (especially with that stupid robot), but... <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <hr style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em" />Will Pittenger<hr style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em" />Add this user box to your Wikipedia User Page to show your support for the SDC forums: <div style="margin-left:1em">{{User:Will Pittenger/User Boxes/Space.com Account}}</div> </div>