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    Kirk Shireman, NASA’s program manager for the International Space Station, smiles during a post-launch news conference after the liftoff of SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft May 30. Credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett Kirk Shireman, NASA’s program manager for the International Space Station, is retiring from the space agency later this month to take a position in private industry.…

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    STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION Michael Suffredini, NASA’s outgoing ISS program manager, led the program since 2005. Credit: NASA Mike Suffredini, manager of NASA’s International Space Station program, is stepping down after 10 years overseeing the lab’s final assembly and transition to post-shuttle operations, the agency said Wednesday. Kirk Shireman, deputy director of…