An Okanagan man is one stop closer to outer space.
Richard Federley, 35, is a chemistry professor at UBC-Okanagan.
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The field of candidates has been whittled down to 32 and Federley has made the cut.
Two candidates will be chosen this summer by the Canadian Space Agency.
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