scientific research on the international space station
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Mutated Strains of Unknown Drug-Resistant Bacteria Found Lurking on ISS
It’s not clear how the space bacteria may affect the health of astronauts on the ISS—or humans back down on Earth.
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You Don’t Win Friends With Space Salad
If you’re ever on your lunch break in space, you might actually want to stay away from the salad. A team of scientists grew lettuce in a simulated microgravity environment on Earth and found that plants have a hard time protecting themselves against harmful bacteria in space. Space lettuce has been a hit on board…
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New Image Shows That Lost ISS Tool Bag Zipping Around in Earth Orbit
And there it goes. The astronaut tool bag that floated away during the most recent extravehicular activity outside the International Space Station (ISS) appears as a tiny white speck in this new astronomical image. The Virtual Telescope Project released an image of the ISS crew lock bag in orbit after it was misplaced by spacewalking…
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The ISS Has Higher Levels of Potentially Harmful Contaminants Than Most Homes
The International Space Station (ISS) has been home to more than 250 astronauts who have lived and worked on board the orbiting lab for months at a time. Unlike homes on Earth, however, the space station has been discovered to have higher levels of chemical contamination lingering in dust. A group of scientists analyzed a…