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A trip to the Kennedy Space Center reminds Wade Roush of what originally inspired him to pursue science journalism.
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Science journalist Judith Stone worries about causing conflict when she writes about cultural differences aboard the International Space Station.
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After cosmologist Renee Hlozek's father dies, science becomes a solace.
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Science communicator Brian Mackenwells tries to smuggle an unauthorized piece of whimsy onto a zero-gravity spaceflight.
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A surprise email leads a biologist to NASA.
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In the midst of her search for life on other planets, astrophysicist Sara Seager's own world is shattered when her husband is told he has stage three cancer.
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What's the worst that can happen when you let a recent college grad command a $330 million spacecraft?
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