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    Meet Houston's first homegrown astronaut

    March 3, 2010 9:37 am
    Jenny Montgomery wrote:

    Believe it or not, Dr. Shannon Walker is the first astronaut to be born, raised and educated right here. She's worked at Johnson Space Center for over 20 years, and she's finally headed to the international space station. Watch KHOU's video report.

    See her official NASA bio.

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