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Chris Cassidy, a Navy SEAL turned <span class=\"rte rte-comment\">NASA <\/span>astronaut, has been selected to head up the agency&#8217;s Astronaut Office, according to a release from the <span class=\"rte rte-comment\">Lyndon B. <\/span>Johnson Space Center in Texas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cassidy, 45, will replace Air Force Col. 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