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Our five selected stories cover U.S. judicial independence in a time of impeachment, President Vladimir Putin鈥檚 leadership transition plan, environmental stewardship in a time of deregulation, talking about faith with Democratic candidates, and a delightful film about 鈥�The Woman Who Loves Giraffes.鈥�

Space is a reminder of infinite possibilities, a frontier that gives us an opportunity to shatter our Earth-bound assumptions.

Let鈥檚 take a moment to look at Maj. Jasmin 鈥淛aws鈥� Moghbeli. She鈥檚 a jarhead 鈥� a Marine 鈥� a helicopter combat pilot, and a graduate of the latest class of NASA astronauts. That鈥檚 an elite group of just 11 people culled from 18,000 applicants.

Born in Germany to Iranian parents, Major Moghbeli鈥檚 family moved to New York when she was 8 months old. with an aeronautical engineering degree. She joined the Marines in 2005, flew 150 combat missions in Afghanistan, and later became a test pilot.聽

NASA classmate Jonny Kim describes her as 聽in short, 鈥渢he perfect crewmate I鈥檇 go into the void of space with.鈥�

Major Moghbeli told Agence France-Presse that space is where humanity tends to 鈥渁gree鈥� and 鈥渦nite鈥� even during our disagreements on this planet. She points to the International Space Station, where Russia and the United States have worked together for two decades.聽

What鈥檚 next for Major Moghbeli? She could serve on the space station, NASA鈥檚 Artemis 2024 moon mission, or a Mars mission.

Consider this: The first woman to step on the moon could be an Iranian American.