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		phlux on April 12, 2011 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Virgin Galactic hiring fulltime astronauts Exactly, I know a guy, Dr. Mark Sheppard, who has been working his whole life to be an astronaut. He has (5) degrees so far is a trauma surgeon (or something) and is in the airforce. It is REALLY hard to become an astronaut -- so I sent this to him as it might be a great alternative.

alanh on April 12, 2011 | [–]

Name sounds familiar. Have there been other Sheppard astronauts?

DarkShikari on April 12, 2011 | | [–]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Shepard ?

eternalmatt on April 12, 2011 | | | [–]

http://masseffect.wikia.com/wiki/Commander_Shepard ?

phlux on April 12, 2011 | | | [–]

Yeah that was always my thought as well -- if anything he certainly is named to be an astronaut.

sp332 on April 12, 2011 | [–]

Are you sure his name isn't Buckaroo Bonzai? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buckaroo_Banzai_%28character%29

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