Meet the NASA astronauts headed to the moon

The quest to reach the Moon has always been a key part of the American myth.

So has the country's embrace of immigrants, and its vision of itself as a defender of democracy around the world. On a day all three are in play, we'll meet the crew headed out toward the moon.

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