04. How many crewmembers would be required to fly and to operate the Space Shuttle or the private space plane of the future? (A K2S Question)

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A minimum of two people is required to fly the Shuttle. One pilot may fly private spacecraft on short flights but I anticipate that longer space tours will require two crewmembers (pilots) for safety.

Answer provided by Col. USAF (Ret.) William R. Pogue

Question and Answer extracted from the book Kids to Space - by Lonnie Schorer

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