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Army major becomes first reservist to receive rare Astronaut Device
Maj. Kate Rubins joins the rare ranks of a handful of soldiers who have earned the right to wear the Army Aviation Badge with the Astronaut Device.
By Todd South
This Marine colonel went from flying fighter jets to exploring space
As a child growing up in Northern California, Marine Col. Nicole Mann would look at the stars and wonder if she could ever explore them herself.
Veteran, Apollo 7 astronaut Walter Cunningham dead at 90
Before becoming an astronaut, Walter Cunningham enlisted with the Navy in 1951 and served as a Marine Corps pilot in Korea, according to NASA.
That’s not just any astronaut on Navy’s helmet, that’s Navy royalty
Bruce McCandless II, a U.S Naval Academy graduate, went on to serve as a naval aviator and pioneering astronaut.
By Todd South