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When Sunita Williams and Joan Higginbotham were thinking about applying to join NASA’s astronaut corps, they had just about everything the agency required for candidates: strong backgrounds in math, science, engineering, operational experience and team-oriented outlooks. The only thing missing was advanced technical degrees.
Neither could stop working while attending classes. Williams, a helicopter test pilot and instructor, was at the Naval Air Station in Patuxent, Md. Higginbotham, who was recruited by NASA as she finished her bachelor’s degree at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, was working at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida as an electrical engineer.
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Forensic Psychology Attracts Students
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A Living Legacy
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2005–’06 Honor Roll of Donors
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