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Cradle of Aviation hall of fame adds 3 inductees

Mary Cleave

Photo credit: Handout | Mary Cleave

At Great Neck North High School, Mary Cleave wanted to fly but didn't dream of becoming an astronaut.

Yet, she eventually became the first Nassau County woman in space. And Monday she was honored for her achievements as she was inducted, along with two others, into the Long Island Air & Space Hall of Fame at the Cradle of Aviation Museum.

"I got interested in science in school," Cleave,...

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