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