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Hey, Jonathan.

Hey, Ophira.

So today on Ask Me Another, a special guest is astronaut Chris Hadfield. So astronaut speed

round. Oh boy. Who was the first woman in space? That was the Russian cosmonaut Valentina

Tereshkova. That is correct. What did the U.S. astronaut Alan Shepard smuggle onto the moon?

He brought golf balls. That's right. exactly. And in addition to being the first Canadian

to walk in space, what else did Chris Hadfield accomplish that day? He became the first Canadian

to say, I'm sorry, in a vacuum. From NPR and WNYC, coming to you from the Warner Theater in Washington, D.C.

It's NPR's hour of puzzles, word games, and trivia. Ask Me Another. I'm Jonathan Colton. Now here's your host, Ophira Eisenberg.

Thank you, Jonathan.

We are back in Washington, D.C.

on a trip that Politico has already called a strategic blunder.

We have a great show for you.

Four brilliant contestants, our backstage leaking puzzle secrets,

and they are here to play our nerdy games.

Only one, though, will be our big winner.

And our special guest is a real live astronaut. It's Colonel Chris Hadfield. He was the first

Canadian to command the International Space Station, Canada, the second most popular place

Americans talk about moving to, after space.

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