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On the recordJune 14, 2021
Absolutely. I go back in my history, I have already recounted for the subcommittee that the first real breakthrough on astronauts in diversifying was the class of 1978.
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Bill Nelson
Democratic · Florida

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Bill Nelson reflects on NASA's history of diversifying its astronaut corps.

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