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NASA's Artemis II crew brings new diversity to the moon mission. From left: mission specialist Christina Hammock Koch is the first woman, pilot Victor Glover is the first African-American and mission specialist Jeremy Hansen of the Canadian Space Agency is the first non-American. Reid Wiseman, seated center, is the mission commander. Photo: NASA Josh Valcarcel

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Sheilah Kast

We’ll go On the Record with Reid Wiseman, born in Baltimore. He’ll command the Artemis II deep space mission to the moon. What does he hope to accomplish? What made him set his sights on space?

NASA astronauts Dr. Jessica Watkins, a mission specialist, and Kjell Lindgren, mission commander, speaking with Tom Hall Monday during their six-month mission aboard the International Space Station. (image credit WYPR/NASA)

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NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins and Kjell Lindgren, from the ISS

Tom Hall

The International Space Station's mission commander and the first Black woman aboard the ISS join us to talk about their six-month mission in space.

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SpaceX "CrewDragon" Launch Restarts US-Based Human SpaceFlight

Tom Hall

(Update: After Wednesday's weather delay, the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon capsule were launched into orbit at 3:22pm on Saturday, May 30.…

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Science and Persistence Battle Rising Sea Levels at NASA Facility

NASA's Wallops Flight Facility, on Virginia’s Eastern Shore, is scheduled to launch a resupply mission to the International Space Station Wednesday…

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Total Solar Eclipse -- What's the Big Deal?

Sheilah Kast

For decades, the public has been anticipating the total solar eclipse of August 21, 2017. Millions of people are expected to travel to the Path of…