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Three veteran space shuttle astronauts recently joined an elite group of American space heroes as they were

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inducted into the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame during a ceremony on April 20 at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex.

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Bonnie Dunbar, Curt Brown and Eileen Collins were welcomed to the ranks of legendary space pioneers by

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Hall of Fame members from the 50-year history of America's human spaceflight programs.

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NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, who also is a member of the Astronaut Hall of Fame, joined other

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pioneers such as Buzz Aldrin, Charlie Duke and Bob Crippen in honoring the trio of new Hall of Fame

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inductees. Kennedy Space Center Director Bob Cabana, who is also a Hall of Fame member,

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welcomed the trio back to the Florida spaceport.