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	"title": "Meet Christina Korp\u002D the Astronaut Wrangler",
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	"location": "The Exchange: BA1 Rm 148",
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	"starts": "Thu, 18 Jun 2026 14:00:00 -0400",
	"ends": "Thu, 18 Jun 2026 15:00:00 -0400",
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	"category": "Speaker/Lecture/Seminar",
	"tags": ["the business of space","THE ASTRONAUT WRANGLER","UCF SPACE MBA"],
	"contact_name": "Justin Barwick",
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	"url": "https://events.ucf.edu/event/4146018/meet-christina-korp-the-astronaut-wrangler/"
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