Astronaut named Spain’s new science minister

Pedro Sanchez appoints majority-women cabinet as he seeks to legitimise new government

Pedro Duque after his final space flight in 2003
(Image credit: Alexander Nemenov/AFP/Getty Images)

An astronaut has been named Spain’s new science minister, in a socialist cabinet dominated by women.

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