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Mar 2024
39m 15s

Electrician to Astronaut

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
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NASA astronaut Tracy C. Dyson discusses her background and anticipation as she looks ahead to the beginning of her third spaceflight later this month. HWHAP Episode 327. 
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