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    International Space Station

    Guides and articles about the International Space Station: the science laboratory orbiting 400km above Earth.

    Japanese astronaut Satoshi Furukawa's LEGO model of the ISS, build on board the ISS. Credit: NASA
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    The strangest things found on the International Space Station

    The International Space Station in Earth orbit. Credit: NASA/Roscosmos
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    The history of the International Space Station

    Astronaut Jeff Williams during a spacewalk, 19 August 2016. Credit: NASA
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    ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti pictured on board the International Space Station. Credit: ESA/NASA, CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO
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    Earth from space: the Red Sea Coast of Saudi Arabia captured from the International Space Station. Credit: NASA/ESA
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    Eye On The Sky Saudi Arabia's Red Sea coast glimmers in International Space Station image

    The International Space Station appears in the night sky above Banff National Park, Canada. Also visible in the image is the auroral phenomenon known as STEVE. Credit: Alan Dyer/Stocktrek Images/Getty Images
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    How to see the International Space Station in the night sky

    Astronauts Jessica Meir and Andrew Morgan and cosmonaut Oleg Skripochka on the International Space Station Credit: NASA
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    Astronauts return home to planet Earth in lockdown

    ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano during a spacewalk outside the International Space Station, 25 January 2020. Credit:NASA
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    Tim Peake floating in the cupola on the ISS.
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    Tim Peake’s Soyuz capsule returns to Science Museum, London

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    UK astronaut Tim Peake training for a spacewalk. During spacewalks, astronauts have to be able to make decisions quickly, so it is vital to know if zero gravity might affect this ability. Credit: NASA/Bill Stafford
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    The launch of Apollo 9 from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in 1969.
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    Interview Former NASA scientist David Baker

    Waving for the camera on my third and final space walk. I enjoyed the challenge, but I was happy to have them done.
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    In pictures: astronaut Scott Kelly’s year in space

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    21 May 2013 - The sun is captured in a starburst mode over Earth's horizon by one of the Expedition 36 crew members as the ISS was above a point in southwestern Minnesota.
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    Life onboard the ISS

    Fresh fruit: enough to put a smile on the face of any astronaut. Here, British astronaut Tim Peake demonstrates how easy juggling is in a weightless environment. Credit: ESA/NASA
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    What do astronauts eat in space?

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