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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

U.S. Navy Capt. Heidemarie M. Stefanyshyn-Piper, who is a NASA astronaut, speaks to a 4th Grade class at Boeblingen Elementary/Middle School on Panzer Kaserne in Boblingen, Germany. Stefanyshyn-Piper showed photos from her two trips into space.

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U.S. Navy Capt. Heidemarie M. Stefanyshyn-Piper, who is a NASA astronaut, speaks to a 4th Grade class at Boeblingen Elementary/Middle School on Panzer Kaserne in Boblingen, Germany. Stefanyshyn-Piper showed photos from her two trips into space.

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