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Oct 2021
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How Space Changed NASA Astronaut Nicole ...

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Learn what NASA astronaut Nicole Stott learned from her time in outer space. Plus: whistled languages around the world.

More from retired NASA astronaut Nicole Stott:

At least 80 cultures have developed whistled versions of their languages for long-distance communication by Grant Currin

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