international space station
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ISS Astronauts Are Testing a New Surface Coating to Fight Space Germs
For astronauts living aboard the International Space Station (ISS), space germs are bad news. The confined environment, plus a weakened immunity system, and more aggressive bacteria, means that catching a cold in space is way worse than on Earth. In order to help stop the spread of viruses in space, Boeing developed an antimicrobial surface…
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Astronaut Tool Bag Becomes Unexpected Satellite After ISS Spacewalk Slip-Up
In space, misplacing a bag of tools is hard to recover from. A tiny mishap during a recent spacewalk outside the International Space Station (ISS) has led to a new object in the night sky, with a tool bag now orbiting Earth ahead of the space station, temporarily taunting the astronauts who dropped it. During…
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Building a Spacecraft to Deorbit ISS ‘Not Optional,’ Claims NASA Safety Panel
Failure to properly dispose of the space station could result in catastrophe, the panel warns.
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Creator of Crazy Frog Invites You on a Luxury Cruise Across the Solar System
Erik Wernquist is recognised and rightly blamed, for unleashing the animated sensation Crazy Frog to an unsuspecting world in 2009. A frenetic frog zipping through cityscapes has become an iconic visual of that time (how was that 14 years ago!?), but Wernquist’s latest venture is a far cry from his previous whimsical endeavours. In his…