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Central Connecticut State University may not be the most prestigious college in the world, but it doesn’t matter what the name of the school is, it matters what you do with your education. I attended Central Connecticut State University out of high school. This university had a good engineering program and was very affordable for my family. Money was never an issue with my family, I have just always been very cost efficient. After attending that university and several after to receive my PhD, I started my life as an engineer at NASA. My greatest accomplishment is my journey in the International Space Station. The 215 days I spent in space have shaped my life. After graduating college, I started working for NASA as an aeronautical engineer.

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