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The International Space Station Is Too Clean for Astronauts, Which Could Negatively Impact Their Health
The International Space Station (ISS) is kept immaculately clean, but perhaps it’s too clean. According to scientists, the ...
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NASA dealing with aging ISS and spacewalk hardware: 'None of our spacesuits are spring chickens'
The four Crew-8 astronauts returned to Earth on Oct. 25. The ISS, parts of which date to 1998, is experiencing a leak on its Russian side that was pegged as the top "safety risk" in a NASA audit ...
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First metal parts 3D printed in space land on Earth for testing
Explore the first samples of metal parts 3D printed in space, marking a new era in in-space manufacturing on the ISS.
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Is the ISS Too Clean for Astronauts’ Health? New Study Finds the Space Station Lacks Microbial Diversity
Researchers worked with astronauts to collect 803 surface swabs from the kitchen, bathroom, dining area and other parts of the ISS. They then analyzed the samples and compared them to buildings on ...