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Searching for Organics in a Nibble of Soil
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| Topic: Missions |
02/18/13 |
| An all-in-one chemical analysis instrument -- currently under development -- could potentially detect a single amino acid in a gram of Martian soil. |
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Going Home
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| Topic: Missions |
01/21/13 |
| As his mission comes to an end, Expedition 31 crew member, Don Pettit, reflects on the view of Earth and beyond from the International Space Station. |
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An Astronaut's Guide
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| Topic: Missions |
01/14/13 |
| Don Pettit, member of the Expedition 31 crew, continues his documentation of life on the space station. In this installment, he talks about how astronauts maintain their health and the etiquette of a dinner with friends in microgravity. |
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Diary of a Space Zucchini, Part 5
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| Topic: Missions |
01/07/13 |
| Don Pettit, member of the Expedition 31 crew, continues to document the life of a zucchini grown in orbit on the International Space Station. Studying how plants grow in space can help astrobiologists understand how Earth life adapts to the space environment. |
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Slicing Up Time on the Space Station
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| Topic: Missions |
12/17/12 |
| Astronaut Don Pettit continues his diary from Expedition 31 on the International Space Station. In this installment he talks about how astronauts spend their time on the ISS - from performing experiments to simply trying to stay alive. |
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Beating Stray Light
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| Topic: Missions |
12/10/12 |
| Astronaut Don Pettit continues his diary from Expedition 31 on the International Space Station. In this installment he talks about dealing with reflected light in space photography and capturing images in the far infrared. |
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Sprouting in Orbit
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| Topic: Missions |
11/26/12 |
| Astronaut Don Pettit continues his diary from Expedition 31 on the international space station. In this installment he reports on the progress of plants being grown in the conditions of low Earth orbit. |
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The Beast on the Space Station
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| Topic: Missions |
11/19/12 |
| In his latest diary entry, astronaut Don Pettit talks about how exercise is used to stay healthy on the space station. Pettit also looks at the crystal structure of ice sheets made in space, questioning if they could be different than 'normal' ice that forms on Earth. |
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