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John Schwartz

Excellent advice to grads

June 4, 2008 by David Gans

John Schwartz, the New York Times reporter whose NASA prank I noted earlier today, gave me permission to post the text of a speech he gave to a graduating class at his alma mater, the University of Texas: “It was May 16 at the University of Texas at Austin,” John told me, “in the recreational … Read more

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Plumbers in space?

June 4, 2008 by David Gans

My friend John Schwartz covers the NASA beat for the New York Times. You’ve heard the news about the malfunctioning toilet in the International Space Station? Here’s Johnny…

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