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Feb 2022
21m 27s

Lucy The Space Archaeologist

Tinkercast | Wondery
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Mindy and Guy Raz have their heads in the stars! Join them on an intergalactic adventure as they dig into the latest NASA satellite, Lucy! Learn how Lucy adds the WOW out of this world. It's the Who, What, When, Where, Why, How and WOW of satellites!

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