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Michael S. Hopkins, the Glossary

Michael Scott "Mike" Hopkins (born December 28, 1968) is a United States Space Force colonel and a former NASA astronaut.^[1]

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Achievement Medal

The Achievement Medal is a military decoration of the United States Armed Forces.

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Aerial Achievement Medal

The Aerial Achievement Medal (AAM) is a decoration of the United States Air Force and United States Space Force which was established in 1988.

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Aerospace engineering

Aerospace engineering is the primary field of engineering concerned with the development of aircraft and spacecraft.

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Air and Space Training Ribbon

The Air and Space Training Ribbon (ASTR) is the lowest military award of the United States Air Force and United States Space Force, ranking only above foreign military awards.

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Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps

The Air Force Reserve Officers' Training Corps (AFROTC) is one of the three primary commissioning sources for officers in the United States Air Force and United States Space Force, the other two being the United States Air Force Academy (USAFA) and Air Force Officer Training School (OTS).

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Albuquerque, New Mexico

Albuquerque, also known as ABQ, Burque, and the Duke City, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of New Mexico.

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Astronaut

An astronaut (from the Ancient Greek ἄστρον, meaning 'star', and ναύτης, meaning 'sailor') is a person trained, equipped, and deployed by a human spaceflight program to serve as a commander or crew member aboard a spacecraft.

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Bachelor of Science

A Bachelor of Science (BS, BSc, B.Sc., SB, or ScB; from the Latin scientiae baccalaureus) is a bachelor's degree that is awarded for programs that generally last three to five years.

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Big Ten Medal of Honor

One of the most prestigious conference awards in college athletics, the Big Ten Medal of Honor was first awarded in 1915 to one student-athlete from the graduating class of each university who had "attained the greatest proficiency in athletics and scholastic work." The 14 institutions of the Big Ten feature over 10,000 student-athletes, more than any other conference, and only 28 of those individuals are recognized each year with the Big Ten Medal of Honor.

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Boeing C-17 Globemaster III

The McDonnell Douglas/Boeing C-17 Globemaster III is a large military transport aircraft that was developed for the United States Air Force (USAF) from the 1980s to the early 1990s by McDonnell Douglas.

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Catholic Church

The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.28 to 1.39 billion baptized Catholics worldwide as of 2024.

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Catholic News Service

Catholic News Service (CNS) is an American news agency owned by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) that reports on the Catholic Church.

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Cold Lake, Alberta

Cold Lake is a city in east-central Alberta, Canada and is named after the lake nearby.

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Colonel (United States)

A colonel in the United States Army, Marine Corps, Air Force and Space Force, is the most senior field-grade military officer rank, immediately above the rank of lieutenant colonel and just below the rank of brigadier general.

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Commercial Crew Program

The Commercial Crew Program (CCP) provides commercially operated crew transportation service to and from the International Space Station (ISS) under contract to NASA, conducting crew rotations between the expeditions of the International Space Station program.

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Commercial Resupply Services

Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) are a series of flights awarded by NASA for the delivery of cargo and supplies to the International Space Station (ISS) on commercially operated spacecraft.

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Crew Dragon Resilience

Crew Dragon Resilience (Dragon C207) is a Crew Dragon spacecraft manufactured by SpaceX and built under NASA's Commercial Crew Program.

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Cygnus (spacecraft)

Cygnus is an expendable American cargo spacecraft used for International Space Station (ISS) logistics missions.

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Cygnus Orb-1

Orbital-1, also known as Orb-1, was the second flight of the Orbital Sciences Cygnus cargo spacecraft, its second flight to the International Space Station (ISS) and the third launch of the company's Antares launch vehicle.

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Cygnus Orb-D1

Orbital-D1, also known as Orb-D1, and Cygnus 1, was the first flight of the Cygnus cargo spacecraft developed by Orbital Sciences Corporation.

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Defense Language Institute

The Defense Language Institute (DLI) is a United States Department of Defense (DoD) educational and research institution consisting of two separate entities which provide linguistic and cultural instruction to the Department of Defense, other federal agencies and numerous customers around the world.

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Defense Meritorious Service Medal

The Defense Meritorious Service Medal (DMSM) is an award bestowed upon members of the United States military by the United States Department of Defense.

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Eucharist in the Catholic Church

Eucharist (thanksgiving) is the name that Catholic Christians give to the sacrament by which, according to their belief, the body and blood of Christ are present in the bread and wine consecrated during the Catholic eucharistic liturgy, generally known as the Mass.

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European Space Agency

The European Space Agency (ESA) is a 22-member intergovernmental body devoted to space exploration.

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Expedition 37

Expedition 37 was the 37th expedition to the International Space Station.

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Expedition 38

Expedition 38 was the 38th expedition to the International Space Station.

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Expedition 39

Expedition 39 was the 39th expedition to the International Space Station.

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Expedition 50

Expedition 50 was the 50th expedition to the International Space Station.

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Expedition 64

Expedition 64 was the 64th long-duration expedition to the International Space Station (ISS) that began on 21 October 2020 with the undocking and departure of Soyuz MS-16.

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Expedition 65

Expedition 65 was the 65th long duration expedition to the International Space Station.

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Flight test engineer

A flight test engineer (FTE) is an engineer involved in the flight testing of prototype aircraft or aircraft systems.

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Fyodor Yurchikhin

Fyodor Nikolayevich Yurchikhin (Greek: Θεόδωρος Γιουρτσίχιν τουΝικόλαου; born 3 January 1959) is a Russian cosmonaut of Pontic Greek descent, engineer and RSC Energia test-pilot who has flown on five spaceflights. Michael S. Hopkins and Fyodor Yurchikhin are Spacewalkers.

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Gulf of Mexico

The Gulf of Mexico (Golfo de México) is an ocean basin and a marginal sea of the Atlantic Ocean, mostly surrounded by the North American continent.

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The Illinois Fighting Illini football program represents the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in college football at the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (formerly Division I-A) level.

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International Space Station

The International Space Station (ISS) is a large space station assembled and maintained in low Earth orbit by a collaboration of five space agencies and their contractors: NASA (United States), Roscosmos (Russia), ESA (Europe), JAXA (Japan), and CSA (Canada).

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James Cartwright

James Edward "Hoss" Cartwright (born September 22, 1949) is a retired United States Marine Corps general who last served as the eighth vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from August 31, 2007, to August 3, 2011.

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JAXA

The is the Japanese national air and space agency.

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Johnson Space Center

The Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center (JSC) is NASA's center for human spaceflight in Houston, Texas (originally named the Manned Spacecraft Center), where human spaceflight training, research, and flight control are conducted.

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Karen Nyberg

Karen LuJean Nyberg (born October 7, 1969) is an American mechanical engineer and retired NASA astronaut. Michael S. Hopkins and Karen Nyberg are crew members of the International Space Station.

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Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a landlocked country mostly in Central Asia, with a part in Eastern Europe.

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Kirtland Air Force Base

Kirtland Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base.

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Koichi Wakata

is a Japanese engineer and an astronaut working for Axiom Space. Michael S. Hopkins and Koichi Wakata are spaceX astronauts and Spacewalkers.

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Lebanon, Missouri

Lebanon is a city in and the county seat of Laclede County in Missouri.

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List of Olympic torch relays

The Olympic torch relay is the ceremonial relaying of the Olympic flame from Olympia, Greece, to the site of an Olympic Games.

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Lockheed C-130 Hercules

The Lockheed C-130 Hercules is an American four-engine turboprop military transport aircraft designed and built by Lockheed (now Lockheed Martin).

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Luca Parmitano

Colonel Luca Parmitano (born 27 September 1976 in Paternò, Sicily) is an Italian astronaut in the European Astronaut Corps for the European Space Agency (ESA). Michael S. Hopkins and Luca Parmitano are Spacewalkers.

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Master of Science

A Master of Science (Magister Scientiae; abbreviated MS, M.S., MSc, M.Sc., SM, S.M., ScM or Sc.M.) is a master's degree.

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Meritorious Service Medal (United States)

The Meritorious Service Medal (MSM) is a military award presented to members of the United States Armed Forces who distinguish themselves with outstanding meritorious achievement or service to the United States.

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Mikhail Tyurin

Mikhail Vladislavovich Tyurin (Михаил Владиславович Тюрин; born March 2, 1960) is a former Russian cosmonaut who flew several missions to the International Space Station and completed four spacewalks during his career. Michael S. Hopkins and Mikhail Tyurin are crew members of the International Space Station and Spacewalkers.

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Monterey, California

Monterey (Monterrey) is a city in Monterey County on the southern edge of Monterey Bay on the U.S. state of California's Central Coast.

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NASA

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is an independent agency of the U.S. federal government responsible for the civil space program, aeronautics research, and space research.

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NASA Astronaut Corps

The NASA Astronaut Corps is a unit of the United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) that selects, trains, and provides astronauts as crew members for U.S. and international space missions.

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NASA Astronaut Group 20

NASA Astronaut Group 20 (The Chumps) saw the training of nine mission specialists, and five international mission specialists to become NASA astronauts.

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National Defense Service Medal

The National Defense Service Medal (NDSM) is a service award of the United States Armed Forces established by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1953. It was awarded to every member of the U.S. Armed Forces who served during any one of four specified periods of armed conflict or national emergency from June 27, 1950 through December 31, 2022.

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Northrop T-38 Talon

The Northrop T-38 Talon is a two-seat, twinjet supersonic jet trainer designed and produced by the American aircraft manufacturer Northrop Corporation.

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Oak leaf cluster

An oak leaf cluster is a ribbon device to denote preceding decorations and awards consisting of a miniature bronze or silver twig of four oak leaves with three acorns on the stem.

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Oleg Kotov

Oleg Valeriyevich Kotov (Олег Валериевич Котов) was born on 27 October 1965 in Simferopol, Crimean oblast in the Ukrainian SSR. Michael S. Hopkins and Oleg Kotov are Spacewalkers.

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Olympic flame

The Olympic flame is a symbol used in the Olympic movement.

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Orbital Sciences Corporation

Orbital Sciences Corporation (commonly referred to as Orbital) was an American company specializing in the design, manufacture, and launch of small- and medium- class space and launch vehicle systems for commercial, military and other government customers.

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Osage High School (Missouri)

Osage High School (School of the Osage) is a secondary school located in Osage Beach, Missouri.

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Parma

Parma (Pärma) is a city in the northern Italian region of Emilia-Romagna known for its architecture, music, art, prosciutto (ham), cheese and surrounding countryside.

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Peggy Whitson

Peggy Annette Whitson (born February 9, 1960) is an American biochemistry researcher, and astronaut working for Axiom Space. Michael S. Hopkins and Peggy Whitson are Spacewalkers.

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Political science

Political science is the scientific study of politics.

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Richard Mastracchio

Richard Alan Mastracchio (born February 11, 1960) is an American engineer and former NASA astronaut. Michael S. Hopkins and Richard Mastracchio are crew members of the International Space Station and Spacewalkers.

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Richland, Missouri

Richland is a city in Camden, Laclede, and Pulaski counties in the U.S. state of Missouri.

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Roscosmos

The State Corporation for Space Activities "Roscosmos" (Государственная корпорация по космической деятельности «Роскосмос»), commonly known simply as Roscosmos (Роскосмос), is a state corporation of the Russian Federation responsible for space flights, cosmonautics programs, and aerospace research.

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Second lieutenant

Second lieutenant is a junior commissioned officer military rank in many armed forces.

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Sergey Ryazansky

Sergey Nikolayevich Ryazansky (Серге́й Николаевич Рязанский; born November 13, 1974) is a Russian cosmonaut. Michael S. Hopkins and Sergey Ryazansky are crew members of the International Space Station and Spacewalkers.

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Service star

A service star is a miniature bronze or silver five-pointed star in diameter that is authorized to be worn by members of the eight uniformed services of the United States on medals and ribbons to denote an additional award or service period.

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Shane Kimbrough

Robert Shane Kimbrough (born June 4, 1967) is a retired United States Army officer and NASA astronaut. Michael S. Hopkins and Shane Kimbrough are spaceX astronauts and Spacewalkers.

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Shannon Walker

Shannon Walker (born June 4, 1965) is an American physicist and a NASA astronaut selected in 2004. Michael S. Hopkins and Shannon Walker are spaceX astronauts.

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Sochi

Sochi (a, from Шъуача – seaside) is the largest resort city in Russia.

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Soichi Noguchi

is a Japanese aeronautical engineer and former JAXA astronaut. Michael S. Hopkins and Soichi Noguchi are crew members of the International Space Station, spaceX astronauts and Spacewalkers.

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Soyuz TMA-09M

Soyuz TMA-09M was a Russian Soyuz mission to the International Space Station.

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Soyuz TMA-10M

Soyuz TMA-10M was a 2013 flight to the International Space Station.

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Soyuz TMA-11M

Soyuz TMA-11M was a 2013 flight to the International Space Station.

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SpaceX Crew-1

SpaceX Crew-1 (was also known as USCV-1 or simply Crew-1) was the first operational crewed flight of a Crew Dragon spacecraft, and the maiden flight of the Crew Dragon ''Resilience'' spacecraft.

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SpaceX Dragon 2

Dragon 2 is a class of partially reusable spacecraft developed, manufactured, and operated by American space company SpaceX, for flights to the International Space Station (ISS) and private spaceflight missions.

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Stanford University

Stanford University (officially Leland Stanford Junior University) is a private research university in Stanford, California.

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The Pentagon

The Pentagon is the headquarters building of the United States Department of Defense, in Arlington County, Virginia, across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C. The building was constructed on an accelerated schedule during World War II.

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U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School

The U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School (USAF TPS) is the Air Force's advanced flight training school that trains experimental test pilots, flight test engineers, and flight test navigators to carry out tests and evaluations of new aerospace weapon systems and also other aircraft of the U.S. Air Force.

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United Methodist Church

The United Methodist Church (UMC) is a worldwide mainline Protestant denomination based in the United States, and a major part of Methodism.

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United States Air Force

The United States Air Force (USAF) is the air service branch of the United States Armed Forces, and is one of the eight uniformed services of the United States.

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United States Space Force

The United States Space Force (USSF) is the space service branch of the United States Armed Forces.

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University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC, U of I, Illinois, or University of Illinois) is a public land-grant research university in the Champaign–Urbana metropolitan area, Illinois, United States.

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University of Parma

The University of Parma (Università degli Studi di Parma, UNIPR) is a public university in Parma, Emilia-Romagna, Italy.

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Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

The vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (VJCS) is, by U.S. law, the second highest-ranking military officer in the United States Armed Forces, - Vice Chairman ranking just below the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

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Victor J. Glover

Victor Jerome Glover (born April 30, 1976) is a NASA astronaut of the class of 2013 and pilot on the first operational flight of the SpaceX Crew Dragon to the International Space Station. Michael S. Hopkins and Victor J. Glover are crew members of the International Space Station, spaceX astronauts, Spacewalkers and U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School alumni.

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2014 Winter Olympics

The 2014 Winter Olympics, officially called the XXII Olympic Winter Games (XXII Olimpiyskiye zimniye igry) and commonly known as Sochi 2014 (Сочи 2014), were an international winter multi-sport event that was held from 7 to 23 February 2014 in Sochi, Russia.

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418th Flight Test Squadron

The 418th Flight Test Squadron is a United States Air Force squadron.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_S._Hopkins

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Converts to Roman Catholicism from Methodism

SpaceX astronauts

United States Space Force astronauts

United States Space Force officers

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