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Biden picks former senator who flew in space to lead NASA

by Marcia Dunn
| March 21, 2021 12:03 AM

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — President Joe Biden has chosen a former senator from Florida who flew on the space shuttle right before the Challenger accident to lead NASA.

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