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Space station gets a new addition

MAY 19, 2010

DOI: 10.1063/PT.5.024344

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MSNBC : On Tuesday the Atlantis astronauts added another room to the International Space Station. Using a robot arm, two astronauts Garrett Reisman and Piers Sellers attached a 6-meter-long Russian chamber, which will be used as a closet and mini-lab and provides an extra docking port. The space station has been a work in progress since 1998, when its first component, the Zarya control module, was launched. With this latest addition, the space station is near complete, with more living space than a 5-bedroom house. Until 23 May, while the space shuttle is still docked, the station is brighter than usual and can be seen from Earth .
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