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Archive Home > 2009 > August > 11 > A career in space, a dream fulfilled, now a hazy future

A career in space, a dream fulfilled, now a hazy future

By William Mullen / The Bulletin
August 11, 2009

CHICAGO " Like a lot of boys growing up during the space race, John Grunsfeld was fascinated by astronauts. But even then, as a 7-year-old back in 1965, the lengths to which Grunsfeld pursued his dream of space travel set him apart.

There was the canister vacuum cleaner strapped to his back....

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