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THING ABOUT BEING AN ASTRONAUT IS FLYING IN SPACE AND LOOKING AT OUR
BEAUTIFUL EARTH.  CHIAO SPOKE VIA HAM RADIO WITH STUDENTS AT 23 SCHOOLS
WHILE HE WAS ABOARD THE ISS.  SELECTED AS AN ASTRONAUT IN 1990, CHIAO FLEW
HIS FIRST MISSION FOUR YEARS LATER, BECOMING THE FIRST ASIAN AMERICAN AND
ETHNIC CHINESE TO FLY IN SPACE AND PERFORM A SPACEWALK.  HE SUBSEQUENTLY
CONDUCTED FOUR SPACEWALKS IN 1996 AND 2000 TO DEMONSTRATE TOOLS, HARDWARE
AND TECHNIQUES FOR SPACE STATION ASSEMBLY AND TO CONFIGURE SPACE STATION
HARDWARE JUST PRIOR TO HUMAN OCCUPANCY.  AS EXPEDITION 10 COMMANDER AND
NASA ISS SCIENCE OFFICER, CHIAO PERFORMED TWO MORE SPACEWALKS TO COMPLETE
REPAIR AND INSTALLATION TASKS DURING HIS SIX MONTHS ABOARD THE ISS IN 2004
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