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From migrant farm worker to NASA astronaut

Posted on September 29, 2023 · Amazon Studios' new film "A Million Miles Away" tells the remarkable true story of Jose Hernandez.

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Posted on November 22, 2023 · Episode: 2770 Today, our guest, NASA engineer Fitz Walker, remembers the P-51 Mustang. Developing the P-51 Mustang fighter.

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Apollo astronaut Frank Borman, who first orbited moon, dies at age 95

Russell Lewis, NPR

Posted on November 9, 2023 · Frank Borman commanded two early NASA missions including Apollo 8, the first to orbit the moon. He was a no-nonsense astronaut known for his keen attention to detail and duty to country.

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Astronaut Ken Mattingly, who flew to the moon on Apollo 16, has died at 87

Russell Lewis, NPR

Posted on November 3, 2023 · He piloted Apollo 16 and commanded the shuttle. But he may be best known for the mission he didn't fly: the ill-fated Apollo 13. And he worried late in life about the high cost of human space flight.

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I SEE U

I SEE U, Episode 99: Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner with Karen? with Authors Saira Rao and Regina Jackson

Posted on October 13, 2023 · New York Times best-selling authors Regina Jackson and Saira Rao have a distinct mission to confront white women across the country about their role in upholding a complicity to white supremacy and to help them realize the part they can play in dismantling systems of oppression.

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