Chloe in countdown to Mars mission.Byline: JAMES TAIT A YOUNG medical student has taken a giant leap in her mission to become the first Scot in space. Chloe Baxter, 24, has landed a place on NASA's medical research programme in Houston, Texas “Houston” redirects here. For other uses, see Houston (disambiguation). Houston (pronounced /'hjuːstən/) is the largest city in the state of Texas and the . She was chosen from thousands of students all over the world, and is the only non-American on the team. Chloe's career plans went into orbit after a visit to Moscow's Star City space centre when she was just 15. She has just returned from a month in Houston where she studied how astronauts cope for long periods in space. The high-flying student, of Haddington, East Lothian Coordinates: See also: Haddington (disambiguation) The Royal Burgh of Haddington is a market town in East Lothian, Scotland, approximately 20 miles east of Edinburgh. It is today the main administrative centre for East Lothian. , has already passed the first stage of space training and will work with the US team planning a two-year trip to Mars. She said: "It would be an honour to be the first Scot in space, but there is a long way to go - my role would be to look after the other astronauts." Chloe is studying medicine at Manchester University but plans to return to Houston when she graduates. CAPTION(S): STAR STUDENT: Chloe impressed im·press 1 tr.v. im·pressed, im·press·ing, im·press·es 1. To affect strongly, often favorably: bosses at NASA NASA: see National Aeronautics and Space Administration. NASA in full National Aeronautics and Space Administration Independent U.S. and has already passed the first stage of astronaut astronaut, crew member on a U.S. manned spaceflight mission; the Soviet term is cosmonaut. Candidates for manned spaceflight are carefully screened to meet the highest physical and mental standards, and they undergo rigorous training. space training |
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