Astronaut Quote by Claude Nicollier

“Then, much later, my next dream was to become an astronaut, and I was fortunate to realize that dream, also.” quote by Claude Nicollier — Download Open image

“Then, much later, my next dream was to become an astronaut, and I was fortunate to realize that dream, also.”

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