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A Career Written in the Stars

Many moons before Harlan Spence became the director for the 易胜博官网 Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans, and Space (EOS), his father, an amateur astronomer, instilled in Spence a curiosity and excitement about the universe. This was the era of the Space Race between the U.S.听and the Soviet Union,... Read More

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    - Spaced Out
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