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Island welcomes former NASA astronaut

As the Island continues to grow as a space industry jurisdiction, a former NASA astronaut came to take a look for himself this week at the work on the ground.

Leroy Chiao (Pro: Ciao) flew four missions, Columbia, Endeavour, Discovery and Expedition 10.

And after offering him a warm welcome, he reflected on when he became the first Asian-American and ethnic Chinese to perform a space walk (audio file attached):

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