There are only two (and a potential third) shuttle flights remaining on the current manifest.
Right now, NASA has 64 astronauts, which some might consider a bit much if very few will be flying to space. However, if three NASA astronauts are part of each 6-member, 6-month Expedition on the International Space Station from 2011-2017 (the projected time period when NASA will be unable to launch their own astronauts) that still is 36 astronauts with a mission to space.
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Dec 7, 2010
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Over at the excellent blog Universe Today they took note of our amazing past pizza lunch and recently posted an entry on How Many Astronauts Does NASA Need? check it out!
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