| In
January 1996, NASA sent six astronauts into orbit aboard the space shuttle
Endeavour on a complex mission to retrieve a Japanese satellite. Astronauts
tells the behind-the-scenes story of the astronauts, their mission and
their families in a new 90-minute documentary premiering on PBS on July
16, 1997 (check local listings for date and time).
If you've ever wondered
what it's like to go into space, what it takes to be an astronaut and what
really goes on in Mission Control, we invite you to launch your own exploration
by clicking on one of the buttons above.
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