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Naval Astronaut, Thankful Time, Strike It Rich: MD Good News

Howard County jump-ropers will show their stuff in New York City while highway donkeys get corralled. Here's the good news this week.

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A graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy will spend the next six months aboard the International Space Station after Commander Kayla Barron launched into space this week.
A graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy will spend the next six months aboard the International Space Station after Commander Kayla Barron launched into space this week. (Photo by Jacob Baumgart/Patch)

MARYLAND — A graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy will spend the next six months aboard the International Space Station after Commander Kayla Barron launched into space this week.

For Barron, a former submarine warfare officer, the adventure is a change in perspective after she told the Navy Office Of Community Outreach that while the view from above is different than the one from below, engineering remains the same.

"I was just hit with this realization that the space station is a submarine in space,” Barron said in the interview.

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Barron wasn’t the only one in Maryland who had a good week as a Prince George’s County man won more than $30,000 by making a good wager while a Baltimore man became one of the country’s newest millionaires after striking it rich in a lottery play.

Meanwhile, with Thanksgiving coming up next week, local residents reached out to Patch to express what they’re grateful for. Anybody interested in participating can submit a letter of appreciation at this link.

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While Thanksgiving is quickly approaching, other local communities are looking beyond next week’s holiday to upcoming festivities that will officially be celebrated in December. But who’s counting, right?

Let's not keep you waiting any longer. Here are this week’s Good News stories from around Maryland that will hopefully bring a smile to your face.

Naval Academy Grad Launched Into Space For 6-Month NASA Mission

A Naval Academy graduate is currently orbiting above Annapolis. She will spend six months on the International Space Station with NASA.

Baltimore Man Wins $1M From Lottery Scratch-Off

A man who bought a lottery ticket while getting gas said he plans to buy a car and house with his $1 million prize money.

Jumpers From HoCo To Appear In Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

Nine precision jump rope team members from Howard County will jump the entire 2.8-mile course of Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade this year.

Historic State House Acorn To Be Part Of Annapolis Museum Exhibit

The acorn, first placed atop the Maryland State House in 1788, will be on display at the Historic Annapolis Museum later this month.

Donkeys Corralled On MD 24 In Bel Air

An "unusual road hazard" popped up in Bel Air this week, according to the Bel Air Police Department.

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