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“I took a Russian class at Notre Dame. Never in my wildest dreams did I think I would fly someday in a Russian spacecraft with two cosmonauts, speaking only Russian.”

Quote by Kevin A. Ford

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Kevin A. Ford is an American astronaut, born on July 7, 1960. He joined the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in 1983 and participated in several space missions. more

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