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Clayton C. Anderson - The Ordinary Spaceman™
@Astro_Clay
Ret. Astronaut | Adjunct Prof ISU | AWD-Winning Author | STEAM advocate | Speaker | Media: astroclay.com & astronautclaytonanderson.com
Ashland, NE
Born February 23
Joined January 2010
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    This book is AMAZING! Loved by young and old and all in between, it's a great gift idea, anytime! ⁦ @SleepingBearBks#IrisAmaya #Illustrator #SoYouWantToBeAnAstronaut
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    A NASA engineer named Clayton Anderson spent 15 years trying to become an astronaut, being rejected 14 times before finally being selected in 1998.
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    I didn't become an astronaut by accident. It took years of hard work, perseverance, and determination (I was rejected 15 times), but I stuck with it. Dreams don't work - unless you do.
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    Meant something to me too..., it "reps" the greatest state/people in our Nation!
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    "Growing up the N always meant something to me. When I was deployed, you better believe, even if the game was at 1 or 2 am, it didn’t matter. I wanted to watch the Huskers play." #GBR | #OperationHatTrick
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    I believe a fellow named Yuri Gagarin was Astronaut/Cosmonaut 001…
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    Congrats @BarackObama and Michelle! My beautiful bride and I are also celebrating #25YearsAnniversary in November! @astronuts4
    Happy 25th anniversary @barackobama. A quarter of a century later, you're still my best friend & the most extraordinary man I know. I 💕 you.
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    The N’s were given to me by Coach Osborne, specifically to take into space. They were used in various ways. One was “on” me for all 6 of my spacewalks! Now some have “come home,” and now you know! #GoBigRed #ILoveNebraska #Nebrastronaut™️
    Out of this world! @Astro_Clay just stopped by Memorial Stadium with a special gift: @HuskerFBNation helmet 'N' stickers from SPACE The stickers spent 152 days in orbit at the International Space Station back in 2007 and now reside on a helmet in our north stadium lobby!
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    one photo that makes you go "i did that"
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    Astronaut Bruce McCandless died 3 years ago today, but he continues inspiring millions of people with one of NASA's most iconic shots.
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    Senator @TedCruz has an idea on how to fund President @realDonaldTrump's proposed border wall... Make El Chapo pay for it! Join the fight --> action.tedcruz.org/el-chapo/
    TWEET IT OUT!
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    This clip does NOT make me proud of my home state. Pls fix this @UNLincoln. Nebraska's Astronaut sprts Constitution/Conservative Principles.
    Freedom and limited government now deemed propaganda at UNL? Wow. facebook.com/TomiLahren/vid…