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  <title>Episode 46: Gretchen Green 2</title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Astronaut Dr. Gretchen Green is a Brown, Yale, and Harvard educated radiologist practicing in North Carolina. She attended Space Camp four times, and served as a crew trainer. Dr. Green has served on the Space Camp Alumni Association Board and is currently on the U.S. Space &amp; Rocket Center Education Foundation's Board of Directors. In May of 2025, Dr. Green added the title of Astronaut to her resume, flying aboard Blue Origin’s NS32 New Shepherd rocket.</itunes:subtitle>
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  <title>Episode 43: Duke and Tina Tucker</title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Duke and Tina Tucker are married professionals working in the aviation industry. Tina is president of Pinnacle Solutions, and Duke is the vice president of business development at Akima. Together, these companies are developing state-of-the-art training and simulation products, as well as a variety of other services for the aviation industry.</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>25:12</itunes:duration>
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  <title>Episode 42: Heather Roden</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2025 10:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Heather Roden is the Director of Space Camp Education at the US Space and Rocket Center. With a long career in informal education and museum experience, Heather oversees the Space Academy for Educators program, a Space Camp experience for teachers.</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>33:45</itunes:duration>
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  <title>Episode 41: Jeff Haars</title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Jeff Haars is the Vice President and General Manager Space Exploration Division at Amentum, an advanced engineering and innovative technology company that has supported projects with the United States Military and NASA. Their current projects include parts of the Space Launch System and Human Landing System for the Artemis program.</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>42:42</itunes:duration>
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  <title>Episode 35: Rebecca Torzone</title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 06 Feb 2025 13:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Rebecca Torzone is the Division Vice President and General Manager, Airborne Multifunction Sensors at Northrop Grumman Mission Systems. She has more than 20 years of experience within the aerospace and defense industry. Rebecca attended Space Camp three times as a teenager, and today serves on the US Space and Rocket Center Foundation’s Board of Directors.</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>34:42</itunes:duration>
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