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19 April 2025
Eric’s space adventure

TAWONGA South resident and former Timbertop teacher Eric Philips OAM is back on Earth after becoming the first Australian in space under our nation’s flag.

The polar explorer and adventure guide safely splashed down in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California early on Saturday April 5, aboard a SpaceX capsule.

The capsule had launched from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida last Tuesday...

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