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houston station on space to ground

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welcome to space to ground your weekly

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look at what's happening on board the

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international space station i'm dan

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hewitt the cruise week began early on

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sunday with the arrival of the russian

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progress 60 cargo ship the unmanned

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spacecraft delivered more than three

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tons of cargo and fuel to the station

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including over 3 100 pounds of spare

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parts and food for expedition 44. it

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will stay attached to the piers docking

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compartment for the next four months

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before being loaded up with trash and

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being sent off to burn up in earth's

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atmosphere

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this week we're taking a look at how

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microgravity is helping to treat an

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incurable disease here on earth the

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latest installment in our benefits for

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humanity series looks at how high

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quality crystals grown in microgravity

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may lead to new treatments for diseases

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here on the ground

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using research conducted in space

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scientists with the japanese aerospace

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exploration agency are working to design

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a drug that could slow the progression

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of a serious muscle disease by half

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to see the full story and to learn more

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about how the station benefits life on

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earth head over to nasa.gov station

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benefits this week philip wants to know

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what animals have been to the iss quite

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a few actually as animals can play a

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vital role in teaching us more about our

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own bodies

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so far the station has been visited by

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mice several species of fish worms

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spiders and a number of insects

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including flies and ants

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many of these serve as model organisms

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studying human health and space as they

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undergo changes in microgravity much

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faster than humans and can be studied in

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a much larger sample size at a time

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make sure to keep sending your questions