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has gloss | eng: NASA's Astronaut Group 16 was announced by NASA on 1 May 1996. The class was nicknamed "The Sardines" for being such a large class, humorously implying that their training sessions would be as tightly packed as sardines in a can. These 44 candidates were in fact the largest astronaut class ever. NASA selected so many candidates in preparation for the anticipated need for ISS crew members, along with regular shuttle needs. |
lexicalization | eng: NASA Astronaut Group 16 |
instance of | (noun) a person trained to travel in a spacecraft; "the Russians called their astronauts cosmonauts" cosmonaut, spaceman, astronaut |
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has gloss | ita: Il Gruppo Astronauti NASA 16 (The Sardines) è stato annuciato il 1° maggio del 1996 ed è stato il gruppo più numeroso mai selezionato. Furono necessari così tanti astronauti per adempiere ai progetti relativi alla Stazione Spaziale Internazionale. |
lexicalization | ita: Gruppo Astronauti NASA 16 |
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has gloss | swe: I astronautgrupp 16 togs följande ut 5 december 1996: |
lexicalization | swe: Astronautgrupp 16 |
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