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The Waiting is the Hardest Part: 2017 Total Solar Eclipse

Thomas Zurbuchen and Robert Lightfoot waiting for the partial eclipse to occur aboard Armstrong Flight Research Center's G-III.
Thomas Zurbuchen, Associate Administrator for NASA's Science Mission Directorate, left, and Robert Lightfoot, acting NASA Administrator waiting for the total solar eclipse to occur aboard NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center's G-III aircraft.

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Thomas Zurbuchen, Associate Administrator for NASA’s Science Mission Directorate, left, and Robert Lightfoot, acting NASA Administrator wait for the total solar eclipse to occur aboard NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center’s G-III aircraft. Armstrong Center Director David McBride is behind them on the right.

August 21, 2017NASA Photo / Carla Thomas