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Missouri History Today September 25, 2013: Missouri’s Own Mike Hopkins Blasts Off For Space

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Missouri History Today June 2, 1998: Astronaut Dr. Janet Lynn Kavandi takes off on the first of her three missions into space.  Dr. Janet Lynn Kavandi was selected as a NASA astronaut in December, 1994 as a member of the 15th class of U.S. astronauts. She orbited the earth a total of 535 times.  Kavandi …

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