{"id":7001,"date":"2024-04-22T10:42:03","date_gmt":"2024-04-22T16:42:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/?p=7001"},"modified":"2024-04-22T10:42:04","modified_gmt":"2024-04-22T16:42:04","slug":"a-man-out-of-this-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/22\/a-man-out-of-this-world\/","title":{"rendered":"A man out of this world"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Ariana Gallardo<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"688\" src=\"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Screen-Shot-2024-04-22-at-10.01.16-AM-1024x688.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7002\" srcset=\"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Screen-Shot-2024-04-22-at-10.01.16-AM-1024x688.png 1024w, https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Screen-Shot-2024-04-22-at-10.01.16-AM-300x201.png 300w, https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Screen-Shot-2024-04-22-at-10.01.16-AM-768x516.png 768w, https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Screen-Shot-2024-04-22-at-10.01.16-AM.png 1078w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Vaquero Radio \/ Ariana Gallardo <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/astronaut-4-22.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">Mexican-American engineer and former NASA astronaut Jos\u00e9 M. 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