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Durbin Meets with Belleville-native Crew Member of Final Space Shuttle Mission

WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–October 13, 2011.  U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) met with NASA Flight STA-135 Mission Specialist and Belleville, Illinois-native Dr. Sandy Magnus and Commander Chris Ferguson yesterday to discuss the International Space Station and continuing space exploration and research. The mission, which carried supplies and spare parts to the Space Station, landed on July 21, 2011, marking the end of America’s 30-year Space Shuttle Program.

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