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Archive Home > 2008 > November > 14 > Astronaut from Silverton set for liftoff, second trip into space

Astronaut from Silverton set for liftoff, second trip into space

By The Associated Press / The Bulletin
November 14, 2008

SALEM — An astronaut from Oregon is ready to make his second trip into space.

Silverton native Donald Pettit will join six other astronauts aboard the space shuttle Endeavour, which is set to launch today for a 15-day mission to work on doubling the crew capacity of the international....

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