Shuttle Astronauts Bill Oefelein, right, from the STS-116 mission, signs the hard hat of Jeanetta Hopkins from Salem, Ind., at the NASA Michoud facility where Lockheed Martin builds the external fuel tank in New Orleans Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2007. (ALEX BRANDON, ASSOCIATED PRESS) January 31, 2007
VALCARTIER, Québec Twelve astronauts received the same winter environmental training as Canadian soldiers in January and February. The training focussed on leadership and teamwork in preparation for a future posting on the international space station.
"The six astronauts are (Back row, left to right) William Oefelein, NASA; Lisa Nowak, NASA; Dominic Antonelli, NASA (Front row, left to right) Christer Fugglesang, ESA ; Dimitri Yurievich Kondratyev, RASA; Julie Payette, CSA"