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Class begins soon: NASA astronauts

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http://www.itwire.com – NASA announced on October 3, 2011, that in early November it will begin the process to find new astronauts to support its Expedition missions to the International Space Station and future missions to the inner solar system. This latest group of astronauts will be NASA Group 21. (IT news)

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