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NASA Sets Coverage for SpaceX 35th Station Resupply Launch, Arrival
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A 1975 physics paper had 2 authors, but one was a cat named Chester; here’s why he made it into a scientific journal
In 1975, physicist Jack H. Hetherington added his cat as a co-author; the paper was published in a…