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Astronaut, Purdue grad talks upcoming mission

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) -A Purdue University graduate is getting ready to go into outer space.

Scott Tingle is the university’s 23rd astronaut.

Tingle, who is currently training in Russia, was on Daybreak Friday morning.

He discussed his training regimen and his coming up mission which is set to launch on Dec. 17.

To hear more about Tingle’s planned mission into space, click on the video.