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NASA Weekly ISS Space to Ground Report for April 26, 2019

By Marc Boucher
Status Report
April 26, 2019
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NASA Weekly ISS Space to Ground Report for April 26, 2019
NASA astronauts Nick Hague and Anne McClain install the Materials ISS Experiment-Flight Facility (MISSE-FF) gear inside the Japanese Kibo laboratory module’s airlock before depressurizing the unit. MISSE-FF contains new materials exposure experiments ready for deployment outside Kibo. The study will help scientists understand how radiation, the vacuum of space and micrometeoroids affect a variety of materials. Credit: NASA.
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