PHOTOS: Astronaut Lt. Col. McClain brought her 4-year-old to her NASA portrait shoot

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By Connecting Vets

Army Lt. Col. and astronaut Anne McClain brought her 4-year-old son with her for her official NASA portrait photo session and it was as adorable as it sounds.

McClain recently tweeted that leaving her son is the "hardest part about training for space."

Photos courtesy of Bill Stafford/NASA
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