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Remembering A Local Astronaut And Turning River Trash Into Art This West Virginia Morning

On this West Virginia Morning, NASA astronaut Jon McBride - the only West Virginian to pilot a shuttle mission - died earlier this month (Aug. 7) at age 80. Curtis Tate spoke with Jennifer Levasseur, curator of space history at the National Air and Space Museum, about his legacy.

Also, the Allegheny Front reports on kayakers making art from the stuff that washes up on the riverbanks around Pittsburgh.

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Maria Young produced this episode.

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