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Like you, I was fascinated by reports that the astronauts had installed and...

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May. 26, 2009
Like you, I was fascinated by reports that the astronauts had installed and started to operate a water recovery system on the international space station, one that processes urine as well as all the other liquids the humans and machines on the vehicle...
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President Barack Obama awards the the Presidential Medal of Freedom to singer/songwriter Bob Dylan during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington on May 29, 2012. The Medal of Freedom is our NationÕs highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors. UPI/Kevin Dietsch