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“In the 19th Century people were looking for the Northwest Passage. Ships were lost and brave people were killed, but that doesn't mean we never went back to that part of the world again, and I consider it the same in space exploration.”

Quote by John L. Phillips

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John L. Phillips

John L. Phillips is an accomplished American astronaut, born on April 15, 1951. He served as an astronaut for NASA and participated in several space missions. more

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