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SPACE MECHANIC IS AN
AWESOME JOB TITLE.

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WELCOME TO SPACE TO
GROUND, I'M DAN HUOT.

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SOME IMPORTANT REPAIR
WORK DOMINATED THE WEEK

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FOR EXPEDITION 50.

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COMMANDER SHANE KIMBROUGH WORKED

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ACROSS SEVERAL DAYS
REPLACING PARTS

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IN THE OXYGEN GENERATION
SYSTEM, A KEY COMPONENT

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OF THE STATION'S LIFE SUPPORT.

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IT'S BACK UP AND
RUNNING, AND OPERATES

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BY USING A TECHNIQUE CALLED
ELECTROLYSIS TO SPLIT WATER

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INTO ITS BASE ELEMENTS,
HYDROGEN AND OXYGEN,

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WITH THE OXYGEN GETTING PUMPED
INTO THE STATION'S ATMOSPHERE.

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IT'S NOT THE ONLY WAY TO GET THE
VITAL GAS TO THE CREW THOUGH,

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WITH THE RUSSIAN ELEKTRON
SYSTEM, STORAGE TANKS

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AND RESUPPLY THROUGH SPACECRAFT

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LIKE PROGRESS ALL
SUPPLYING OXYGEN.

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BACK ON EARTH, THE NEXT CREW
IS ALMOST READY TO LAUNCH.

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PEGGY WHITSON, OLEG NOVITSKIY
AND THOMAS PESQUET ARRIVED

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IN BAIKONUR FOR THEIR FINAL
PREPARATIONS BEFORE FLIGHT.

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THE TRIO WENT THROUGH
THE TRADITIONAL CHECKOUTS

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OF THEIR FLIGHT SUITS AND LAUNCH
VEHICLE, WHICH WAS ENCAPSULATED,

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AND PLANTED TREES AT
THE COSMONAUT HOTEL.

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THEIR LAUNCH IS ON
TRACK FOR NOVEMBER 17TH.

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THE SALLY RIDE EARTHKAM IS
GIVING STUDENTS THE CHANCE

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TO SEE THEIR PLANET
IN A WHOLE NEW WAY.

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THIS WEEK MARKED THE 55TH
MISSION FOR THE PROJECT

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THAT ENABLES STUDENTS AROUND
THE WORLD TO LEARN ABOUT EARTH

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FROM THE UNIQUE PERSPECTIVE
OF SPACE.

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MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS
GET TO REQUEST IMAGES

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OF SPECIFIC LOCATIONS ON EARTH
AND THEN GET TO STUDY THEM,

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INVOLVING SUBJECTS FROM
GEOGRAPHY AND SCIENCE TO ART.

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HEAD OVER TO EARTHKAM.ORG
TO LEARN MORE

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AND SEE HOW YOUR CLASS CAN
SIGN UP FOR THE NEXT MISSION.

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THIS WEEK'S QUESTION COMES
FROM MARIE HENRIKSEN WHO WANTS

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TO KNOW HOW LONG THE
METEOR EXPERIMENT WILL LAST

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AND WHERE SHE CAN FOLLOW ALONG.

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IT'LL BE AROUND FOR
AWHILE, AND BRUSHING

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UP ON YOUR JAPANESE WILL
HELP YOU FOLLOW ALONG.

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RIGHT NOW, METEOR IS
SCHEDULED TO CONTINUE

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UNTIL SEPTEMBER 2017, WITH MORE
VIDEOS OF SPACEROCKS BURNING

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UP IN OUR ATMOSPHERE
COMING DOWN ALL THE TIME.

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GO TO THE URL BELOW TO SEE
THE JAPANESE CHIBA INSTITUTE'S

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PLANETARY EXPLORATION RESEARCH
CENTER AND DOZENS OF VIDEOS

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OF METEORS STREAKING
ACROSS THE SKY.

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http://go.nasa.gov/2eUcwxv
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