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CA Native To Be First Black Astronaut In Lunar Mission — NASA's First In More Than Half A Century
As one of NASA’s few Black astronauts, Pomona native Victor Glover sees his presence on the mission as “a force for good.”

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As one of NASA’s few Black astronauts, Pomona native Victor Glover sees his presence on the mission as “a force for good.”

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