Science Takes a Village (in Alabama)

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

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Ground teams connect with astronauts aboard the International Space Station to help them carry out research and experiments. Kassandra Stephens, payload communications manager at the Payload Operations Integration Center at Marshall Space Flight Center, works with space station crews to get science done.

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