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By Sam Gale Rosen, Newser Staff

Posted Sep 10, 2007 7:31 PM CDT

(Newser) – Second man on the moon Buzz Aldrin salutes lovesick astronaut Lisa Nowak's gritty restroom-less cross-country drive, telling Time: "I think Nowak should be admired for traveling across the country at night and not getting out of her car to put in gas or go... Read full story »

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