Army Reserve Soldier and NASA astronaut receives rare honor
241121-A-WI099-1235.JPG Photo By: Sgt. Daniel Hernandez

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Michelle Link, commanding general, 75th U.S. Army Reserve Innovation Command, presents the Basic Aviator Badge with the Astronaut Device to Maj. Kathleen Rubins, a NASA astronaut, during an awards ceremony at the Pentagon, Arlington, Va., Nov. 21, 2024. Rubins underwent intensive instruction on international space station systems, space walks, robotics, physiological training, and flight training at Naval Air Station Whiting Field and NASA in addition to extensive water, land, and winter survival training. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Daniel Hernandez)


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