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Space Exploration, Space Exploration Technologies, Space Flight, Space Shuttle, Space Station

Teenaged Space Station Thriving After 15 Years Of Science, Extreme Construction And Tricky Repairs

19 Nov , 2013 by Elizabeth Howell

Extreme conditions surround the International Space Station’s scientific work, to say the least. It takes a rocketship to get there. Construction required more than 1,000 hours of people using spacesuits. Astronauts must balance their scientific work with the need to repair stuff when it breaks (like an ammonia coolant leak this past spring.) But amid […]

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