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Lauretta

American  
[luh-ret-uh, law-] / ləˈrɛt ə, lɔ- /
Also Laurette

noun

  1. a female given name, form of Laura.


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The victims have been identified as Barmaid Nancy Lauretta Kelley, 64, and three customers - Daniel Edwin Baillie, 59, David Allen Leach, 70, and Tony Wayne Palm, 74.

From BBC

For Dante Lauretta, a planetary scientist at the University of Arizona and the mission leader, retrieving the sample spelled the end of an era.

From New York Times

Part mission report, part memoir, the book tells the story of how two ancient carbon atoms — one on Bennu, one entangled in the genetic code of Dr. Lauretta — find each other again.

From New York Times

After dropping off the sample, the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft continued its voyage through the solar system, and Dr. Lauretta handed off the keys.

From New York Times

Since the mission began in 2016, Dr. Lauretta has been immersed in all things OSIRIS-REx.

From New York Times