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Massachusetts astronaut launches into space for first time

An astronaut from Massachusetts is in space for his first trip ever.

Scott Tingle and his NASA team launched at 2:20 Sunday morning.

They're set to dock at the International Space Station early Tuesday morning.

The 52-year-old will be there for at least a few months - he's scheduled to stay there until April.

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Tingle will be working on life-support systems and conducting hundreds of experiments.

Tingle was born in Attleboro and grew up in Randolph before attending Southeastern Massachusetts University.

He joined NASA in 2009 and has been an astronaut since 2011.