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Virts’ photos from space were published in the new book “VIEW FROM ABOVE: An Astronaut Photographs the World,” published this month by National Geographic.
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In addition to a space shuttle aboard the spaceship Endeavour, the Maryland native spent more than seven months on the International Space Station.
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