How Stuff Works: ; Many Parts of Space Station Work Together to Sustain Life

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The International Space Station is nearing the end of its construction phase. It has become a giant orbiting laboratory that is bigger than a football field. It is so big that it is easy to see it pass overhead in the night sky with the naked eye.

Let's take a look at how all the parts of the space station work together.

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How Stuff Works: ; Many Parts of Space Station Work Together to Sustain Life

Imagine that we launch a big sealed aluminum tube full of air into orbit. Say the tube is as big as a bus. A school bus is about 40 feet long and 8 feet wid...

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