In Photos: VP Mike Pence Calls Astronauts from NASA Marshall Space Flight Center

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From the POIC to the ISS

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An Audience

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Vice President Mike Pence, right, talks with Expedition 53 crew members Joe Acaba, Randy Bresnik, and Mark Vande Hei onboard the International Space Station from the Payload Operations Integration Center at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center as

Learning the Ropes

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Marshall Space Flight Center International Space Station Payload Operations Director Stephanie Dudley, shows Vice President Mike Pence the Payload Operations Integration Center (POIC) of the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, Monday, Sept. 25, 2017 in Huntsville, Alabama.

Meeting the Team

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Vice President Mike Pence, second from right, meets Marshall Space Flight Center International Space Station Operations Controller Joshua Johnson, left, as Rep. Robert Aderholt, R-Ala., right, looks on, Monday, Sept. 25, 2017 in Huntsville, Alabama.

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