Beyond the Moon: The Next Generation of Astronauts
On the 40th anniversary of the first moon landing, The Takeaway talks to the next generation of astronauts: Kate Rubins, who has been accepted to NASA’s 2009 Astronaut Candidate Class, and Tina Druskins, a high school sophomore who just got back from Space Camp.
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