Shuttle - Alex Chadwick Essay

NPR | By Alex Chadwick

Published February 3, 2003 at 12:00 AM EST

NPR's Alex Chadwick considers the risks and rewards of exploration.

Alex Chadwick

For more than 30 years, Alex Chadwick has been bringing the world to NPR listeners as an NPR News producer, program host and currently senior correspondent. He's reported from every continent except Antarctica.

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