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Queen Elizabeth visiting NASA

Washington, USA - "The United States and the United Kingdom have a strong partnership in space"

Yesterday, during the sixth and last day of her journey in the USA, Queen Elizabeth together with Prince Philip visited the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, having the chance to speak with the astronauts currently on the International Space Station (ISS). "NASA is honoured to be one of the U.S. organizations hosting a visit by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth", affirmed Michael Griffin,...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1073507
Rome, Italy, 05/09/2007 19:39
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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