NOVA scienceNOW | Life of an Astronaut | PBS
Duration: 04:40
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Program: NOVA scienceNOW #303
Broadcast Date: Jul. 9, 2008
Hubble veteran, Mike Massimino, tells it like it is—the good and bad of being an astronaut.
Video podcast produced and narrated by Melissa Salpietra. Original footage produced by Rushmore DeNooyer for NOVA scienceNOW. Archival footage and animation courtesy NASA.
Topics:
- History: Modern
- News & Public Affairs: Science & Technology
- Science & Nature
- Science & Nature: Astronomy
- Technology
- Technology: Space
Post Date: July 8, 2008
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