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The state was actively involved with sending the first astronauts to the moon. Astronauts were trained in understanding the celestial environment at the Morehead Planetarium in Chapel Hill under the guidance of director A. F. Jenzano. Two of those astronauts were also native North Carolinians; Major Charles Moss Duke, Jr. and Dr. William Edgar Thornton.
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The School of Textiles on N.C. State University's campus was responsible for making washcloths for astronauts. Professors Jack F. Bogdan and William E. Moser were responsible for the innovation of space washcloths. Special consideration must be given to these otherwise ordinary objects to meet the demanding environs of space.
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