Two NASA astronauts headed for the space station have NC connections | WRAL TechWire

The countenance of Christina M. Hammock signals her success at fire-starting, a technique that will help sustain her in the wilderness. As the first phase of their extensive training program along the way to become full-fledged astronauts, eight new candidates spent three days in the wild participating in their land survival training, near Rangeley, Maine. Photo credit: NASA.

Two NASA astronauts headed for the space station have NC connections

Two NASA astronauts headed to the space station next year have strong North Carolina connections.