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Mar 2024
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Astronaut Graduation 2024

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
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The 2021 class of astronaut candidates, known as “The Flies," is graduating after two years of rigorous training. Learn more about the class, their training, and what they are looking forward to as an astronaut in the Artemis generation. HWHAP Episode 325. 
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