And going, so they had to learn about nominal or normal operations as well as emergency procedures and how to take care of themselves if there were to be some kind of mishap in space. on the other hand, yes, of course, they are not professionals, except for mike lopez alegria, who is actually a good friend of mine. he and i flew a space shuttle mission together some years ago, but the other folks are paying their way to go and they get a significant amount of training, so they are not specifically speaking a tourist , but at the same time, they are kind of in the middle of what we call space flight participant, which is a good way to describe it. eastern ukraine s biggest football club, shakhtar donetsk, have opened what they re calling their football for peace tour with a friendly match in greece against league leaders, olympiakos. 5,000 spectators, including several hundred ukrainians, saw olympiakos win1 0. proceeds from ticket sales will go to charities helping ukrainian victims
April 28, 2021
The ’90s were an incredible time to grow up, especially if you happened to be a regular church youth group attender. Not only were you among the generation that got to experience such cultural touchstones like JNCOs, POGS and the mind-bending illusions of Magic Eye, but your world also consisted of WWJD bracelets, Carman music videos and low-budget films about the apocalypse.
It was magical time to be alive.
You know who you are, ’90s youth group kid. Here’s a look back 13 things you most definitely owned.
A Shirt Bearing the Name of Your Youth Group
Official T-Shirt of the Summer ’97 Youth Retreat