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    Astronauts, Family Trees and Drips

    The circuitous route to becoming a dad, a high stakes mission to repair the Hubble Space Telescope, and a cellist makes a disturbing discovery about a neighbor.

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    Aug 4, 2013 • 1 min read

    A special live event from Cooper Union, Andrew Solomon describes his circuitous route to becoming a dad; astronaut Michael J. Massimino details his high stakes mission to repair the Hubble Space Telescope. And cellist Marika Hughes makes a disturbing discovery about a neighbor. Hosted by Jay Allison.

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