ASTRONAUT NORMAN E. THAGARD
ASTRONAUT NORMAN E. THAGARD has broken the 20-year record for U.S. spaceflight endurance, achieving his feat on a Russian spacecraft. Orbiting Earth as a member of Russia's Mir space station since Mar. 14, the veteran of four NASA shuttle flights became the record-holder at 0428 GMT, June 6. At that...
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