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      <title>Hot Wings and Tommy’s Epic Journeys to Totality</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 09 Apr 2024 14:20:48 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[There will not be another total solar eclipse in the US until 2044. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/1226/p/fbhw-witnessing-total-solar-eclipse/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
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      <title>Could the Eclipse Lead to 1,000 Fatal Car Crashes?</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 08 Apr 2024 15:59:03 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>You Can Get Free Eclipse Glasses From These Local Places</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 03 Apr 2024 13:41:06 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[With the total solar eclipse fast approaching, ensure safe viewing by getting affordable or free eclipse glasses in advance. <a href="https://wgrd.com/public-service-programs-eclipse-glasses/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2024 14:33:13 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[A rare nova explosion will light up the night sky this summer, visible without any special equipment. <a href="https://wgrd.com/michigan-skies-to-witness-a-very-rare-nova-explosion-this-summer/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[A rare nova explosion will light up the night sky this summer, visible without any special equipment. <a href="https://wgrd.com/michigan-skies-to-witness-a-very-rare-nova-explosion-this-summer/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>There’s Only One Place To See The Total Solar Eclipse In Michigan</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2024 13:52:06 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Discover where in Michigan you can witness the near-total eclipse on April 8th. <a href="https://wgrd.com/total-solar-eclipse-michigan/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
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      <title>Why Michigan Schools Need To Dismiss Early On April 8</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 19 Mar 2024 15:41:04 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Something big is happening on April 8th! Why should Michigan schools have an early dismissal? <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/878/p/solar-eclipse-michigan-2024/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[The reason for the extra day is simpler than you'd think. <a href="https://wgrd.com/leap-year-explained/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[The reason for the extra day is simpler than you&apos;d think. <a href="https://wgrd.com/leap-year-explained/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Here’s What the Eclipse Will Look Like Around Michigan</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 02 Feb 2024 14:51:38 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[A large swath of the United States will experience a total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024. Here's what it will look like from Michigan. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/694/p/total-solar-eclipse-michigan/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[A large swath of the United States will experience a total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024. Here&apos;s what it will look like from Michigan. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/694/p/total-solar-eclipse-michigan/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>West Michigan Lions Fans Miss Out on Ford Field Playoff Game Due to Impossible, Impassable Travel Conditions</title>
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      <title>Happy Birthday To These Michigan Celebrities Born In January</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 04 Jan 2024 12:07:46 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[If your birthday is in January, there is a good chance you could be sharing it with one of these famous people who were born or lived in Michigan. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/44/p/michigan-celebrities-born-in-january/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
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      <title>Did You Know Michigan Automaker Chrysler Made a Space Shuttle?</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 19 Oct 2023 13:38:26 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[If NASA had gone with their design, it would have been 50 years ahead of its time. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/690/p/chrysler-space-shuttle/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[If NASA had gone with their design, it would have been 50 years ahead of its time. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/690/p/chrysler-space-shuttle/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Fourteen Michigan Natives Have Spent Time in Space</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 30 Aug 2023 13:54:38 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Did you know that people from Kalamazoo, Grand Rapids, and Muskegon have flown to space multiple times? <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/689/p/fourteen-michigan-natives-in-space/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
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      <title>Grand Rapids Native To Be Part of NASA’s First Moon crew In 50 Years</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 03 Apr 2023 19:12:50 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[On Monday NASA named four astronauts who will fly around the moon late next year, including the first woman and the first African American assigned to a lunar mission. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/44/p/christina-koch-nasa-moon/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
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      <title>Best Places to See the Perseid Meteor Shower in Michigan</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 09 Aug 2022 14:12:34 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Here are places that you can go to watch the annual Perseid meteor peak that is happening between the nights of August 11 through August 13th. <a href="https://wgrd.com/best-places-to-see-perseid-meteor-shower-in-michigan/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Here are places that you can go to watch the annual Perseid meteor peak that is happening between the nights of August 11 through August 13th. <a href="https://wgrd.com/best-places-to-see-perseid-meteor-shower-in-michigan/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Will We Be Able to View the Total Lunar Eclipse on Sunday Night?</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 13 May 2022 14:51:11 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[You may want to stay up late on Sunday night, May 15th, for a chance to see a total lunar eclipse that will be visible in West Michigan -- if the weather cooperates. <a href="https://wgrd.com/will-we-be-able-to-view-the-total-lunar-eclipse-on-sunday-night/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[You may want to stay up late on Sunday night, May 15th, for a chance to see a total lunar eclipse that will be visible in West Michigan -- if the weather cooperates. <a href="https://wgrd.com/will-we-be-able-to-view-the-total-lunar-eclipse-on-sunday-night/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>NASA Sending Nudes to Space in Hopes of Attracting Horny Aliens</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 05 May 2022 18:48:36 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[U up? <a href="https://wgrd.com/nasa-sends-nudes-space-attract-aliens/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Lauryn Snapp]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Guess How Many Satellites Are Above Michigan Right Now</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 15 Jun 2021 01:30:23 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[There might just be a couple over Michigan but that's nothing compared to the THOUSANDS covering the entire planet. We've got charts, graphs, numbers, and virtual models that will totally put your mind at ease. Totally. Trust us.  <a href="https://wgrd.com/guess-how-many-satellites-are-above-michigan-right-now/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[There might just be a couple over Michigan but that&apos;s nothing compared to the THOUSANDS covering the entire planet. We&apos;ve got charts, graphs, numbers, and virtual models that will totally put your mind at ease. Totally. Trust us.  <a href="https://wgrd.com/guess-how-many-satellites-are-above-michigan-right-now/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Rocket Launch Could Be Visible In West Michigan</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 07 May 2021 17:04:31 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[The launch of a NASA rocket on Saturday night may be visible in West Michigan depending on weather conditions.

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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[The launch of a NASA rocket on Saturday night may be visible in West Michigan depending on weather conditions.

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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ken Evans]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>NASA’s Perseverance Rover Successfully Touched Down On Mars</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2021 11:32:44 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[NASA's largest, most advanced rover, Perseverance, touched down on Mars yesterday <a href="https://wgrd.com/nasas-perseverance-rover-successfully-touched-down-on-mars/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[NASA&apos;s largest, most advanced rover, Perseverance, touched down on Mars yesterday <a href="https://wgrd.com/nasas-perseverance-rover-successfully-touched-down-on-mars/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kelly Cheese]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>NASA’s Rover is Landing on Mars Today &amp; Krispy Kreme is Selling the Perfect Doughnut in Honor</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2021 12:44:53 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[An out-of-the-world experience for your mouth. <a href="https://wgrd.com/nasas-rover-is-landing-on-mars-today-krispy-kreme-is-selling-the-perfect-doughnut-in-honor/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[An out-of-the-world experience for your mouth. <a href="https://wgrd.com/nasas-rover-is-landing-on-mars-today-krispy-kreme-is-selling-the-perfect-doughnut-in-honor/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Christine]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Michigan Native &amp; Apollo 1 Pilot Remembered On Anniversary Of Tragedy</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2021 20:03:22 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[On the anniversary of the Apollo 1 tragedy, Michigan remembers the hero native who perished in a pre-launch test in a program that eventually put the first man on the moon. <a href="https://wgrd.com/michigan-native-apollo-1-pilot/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[On the anniversary of the Apollo 1 tragedy, Michigan remembers the hero native who perished in a pre-launch test in a program that eventually put the first man on the moon. <a href="https://wgrd.com/michigan-native-apollo-1-pilot/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Lacy James]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>They Sent Baby Yoda Into Space!</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[According to People, the crew of the SpaceX launch have brought a friend with them to the International Space Station: a Baby Yoda toy.
 
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[According to People, the crew of the SpaceX launch have brought a friend with them to the International Space Station: a Baby Yoda toy.
 
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      <title>Splash Down!</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[It's been 45 years since the last one, but on Sunday, August 2nd, 2020, NASA astronauts returned to earth with an ocean splash down in the Gulf of Mexico. <a href="https://wgrd.com/splash-down/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[It&apos;s been 45 years since the last one, but on Sunday, August 2nd, 2020, NASA astronauts returned to earth with an ocean splash down in the Gulf of Mexico. <a href="https://wgrd.com/splash-down/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Astronauts Launch From U.S. Soil For First Time In 9 Years</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[SpaceX launched astronauts into space this past Saturday on U.S. soil for the first time in nine years. The astronauts arrived at the Space Station, safely, on Sunday morning.
Source: Twitter
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[SpaceX launched astronauts into space this past Saturday on U.S. soil for the first time in nine years. The astronauts arrived at the Space Station, safely, on Sunday morning.
Source: Twitter
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      <title>How to Watch SpaceX Launch Into Space Today</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2020 14:31:40 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[This is the first time in almost a decade that the U.S. will be going to space. <a href="https://wgrd.com/how-to-watch-spacex-launch-into-space-today/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[This is the first time in almost a decade that the U.S. will be going to space. <a href="https://wgrd.com/how-to-watch-spacex-launch-into-space-today/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>It’s The 30th Anniversary Of “Houston, We Have A Problem”</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2020 11:01:18 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[NASA breaks down the Apollo mission day by day for the 30th anniversary of the Apollo 13 crisis.
Source: NASA
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[NASA breaks down the Apollo mission day by day for the 30th anniversary of the Apollo 13 crisis.
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      <description><![CDATA[It's really happening for two astronauts who have been in space for the past 7 months.  <a href="https://wgrd.com/imagine-if-you-were-coming-home-from-space-to-the-coronavirus-pandemic/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[It&apos;s really happening for two astronauts who have been in space for the past 7 months.  <a href="https://wgrd.com/imagine-if-you-were-coming-home-from-space-to-the-coronavirus-pandemic/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <description><![CDATA[This is our second of four supermoons in 2020. <a href="https://wgrd.com/youll-be-able-to-see-sunday-night-super-worm-moon-in-west-mi/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[This is our second of four supermoons in 2020. <a href="https://wgrd.com/youll-be-able-to-see-sunday-night-super-worm-moon-in-west-mi/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 06 Oct 2019 00:51:43 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[History will be made, October 21st.  <a href="https://wgrd.com/all-female-space-walk-back-on-with-grand-rapids-native-astronaut/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[History will be made, October 21st.  <a href="https://wgrd.com/all-female-space-walk-back-on-with-grand-rapids-native-astronaut/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <description><![CDATA[The International Space Station will be visible to the naked eye in Grand Rapids through July 27th!  <a href="https://wgrd.com/international-space-station-now-visible-from-grand-rapids/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[The International Space Station will be visible to the naked eye in Grand Rapids through July 27th!  <a href="https://wgrd.com/international-space-station-now-visible-from-grand-rapids/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Apr 2019 03:56:18 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Sweet dreams are unlikely. <a href="https://wgrd.com/nasa-wants-to-pay-you-18k-to-stay-in-bed-but-it-sounds-awful/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Sweet dreams are unlikely. <a href="https://wgrd.com/nasa-wants-to-pay-you-18k-to-stay-in-bed-but-it-sounds-awful/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Later This Month, All-Female Team Of Astronauts To do Spacewalk</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 10 Mar 2019 17:08:33 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[The walk is scheduled for March 29th, just in time for the end of Women's History Month. <a href="https://wgrd.com/later-this-month-all-female-team-of-astronauts-to-do-spacewalk/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[The walk is scheduled for March 29th, just in time for the end of Women&apos;s History Month. <a href="https://wgrd.com/later-this-month-all-female-team-of-astronauts-to-do-spacewalk/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <description><![CDATA[The launch was halted following a booster failure a few minutes after the launch sequence began. <a href="https://wgrd.com/astronauts-in-good-condition-after-emergency-landing/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[The launch was halted following a booster failure a few minutes after the launch sequence began. <a href="https://wgrd.com/astronauts-in-good-condition-after-emergency-landing/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <description><![CDATA[Is the Earth flat? A 'Flat Earther' runs into a NASA worker at Starbucks and asks him stupid questions about space. It didn't end the way he was hoping. For the record, we hate this guy! <a href="https://wgrd.com/a-flat-earther-attempts-to-question-a-nasa-employee-at-starbucks/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Is the Earth flat? A &apos;Flat Earther&apos; runs into a NASA worker at Starbucks and asks him stupid questions about space. It didn&apos;t end the way he was hoping. For the record, we hate this guy! <a href="https://wgrd.com/a-flat-earther-attempts-to-question-a-nasa-employee-at-starbucks/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 14 Mar 2017 19:47:37 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Grand Valley State University students will travel to Houston to work with NASA in a zero-gravity environment on a tool being designed for a mission to Mars. <a href="https://wgrd.com/gvsu-students-working-with-nasa-on-mars-surface-sampling-tool/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Grand Valley State University students will travel to Houston to work with NASA in a zero-gravity environment on a tool being designed for a mission to Mars. <a href="https://wgrd.com/gvsu-students-working-with-nasa-on-mars-surface-sampling-tool/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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