Going from Air Force to NASA blue for astronaut wings.(United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration)

From: Airman | Date: August 1, 2004| Author: Kunz, Christine L. | Copyright information

It's the all too famous image seen across the world--the orange suits, the big smiles, the friendly waves--as an astronaut crew prepares to launch out of Earth's orbit. Since the first U.S. manned space flight in 1961, the Air Force has been a part of the nation's space program. There are some 54 former astronauts as well as 23 current astronauts and one astronaut candidate who also wear Air Force blue.

Ask any astronaut and he or she will say the most exciting day for ...

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