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In Space, a Son Mourns His Mother

Space Station astronaut Daniel Tani's mom dies in car accident

By Jim O'Neill,  Newser User

Posted Dec 20, 2007 7:40 AM CST

(Newser) – Astronaut Daniel Tani, orbiting 200 miles above the Earth in the International Space Station, learned yesterday that his 90-year-old mother, Rose, had been killed when her car was struck by a freight train outside Chicago, reports the Chicago Tribune. Police said she drove around a...   Read full story »

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