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WELCOME TO SPACE TO GROUND, I’M SANDRA JONES.

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THIS WEEK SCIENCE AND RESEARCH ABOUND ABOARD THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION.

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NASA ASTRONAUTS JESSICA MEIR AND ANDREW MORGAN

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HAVE BEEN BUSY CONDUCTING RESEARCH RELATED
TO BONE LOSS AS PART OF THE OSTEOOMICS2 EXPERIMENT.

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USING THE UNIQUE MICROGRAVITY ENVIORNMENT
OF THE SPACE STATION,

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THIS INVESTIGATION COMPARES THE GENETIC EXPRESSION IN SPACE OF A TYPE OF BONE CELL

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CALLED OSTEOBLASTS TO SAMPLES BACK ON EARTH.

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BY GLEANING INSIGHT INTO HOW BONE LOSS OCCURS
IN SPACE,

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RESEARCHERS ON THE GROUND WILL HAVE A BETTER
UNDERSTANDING OF OSTEOPEROSIS

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WHICH CAN ENABLE THE DEVELOPMENT OF POTENTIAL COUNTERMEASURES

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TO SLOW OR STOP THE PROGRESSION OF THE DISEASE.

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FOLLOWING A SERIES OF SUCCESSFUL SPACEWALKS
ON THE ALPHA MAGNETIC SPECTROMETER,

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THE DEVICE IS BACK UP AND RUNNING BETTER THAN
EVER.

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LAST MONTH NASA ASTRONAUT ANDREW MORGAN

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AND EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY ASTRONAUT LUCA PARMITANO

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COMPLETED THE FINAL SPACEWALK TO REPAIR A
COOLING PUMP

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ON THE ALPHA MAGNETIC SPECTROMETER.

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THE PAYLOAD OPERATIONS CONTROL CENTER IN GENEVA

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HAS REPORTED THAT AMS HAS SINCE BEEN POWERED
ON

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AND IS BACK IN BUSINESS COLLECTING PARTICLES

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TO FURTHER OUR UNDERSTANDING OF DARK MATTER,

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ANTI MATTER AND THE ORIGINS OF THE UNIVERSE.

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COMING SOON TO STATION, SPACE-X’s 20th DRAGON
CARGO RESUPPLY SHIP.

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THIS VEHICLE WILL BLAST OFF FROM SPACE LAUNCH
COMPLEX 40

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AT CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION IN FLORIDA

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CONTAINING A VARIETY OF SCIENCE INVESTIGATIONS,
SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT.

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RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE EXPERIMENTS FOCUSED ON PARTICLE FOAM MANUFACTURING,

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WATER DROPLET FORMATION AND OTHER CUTTING-EDGE INVESTIGATIONS.

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THIS WEEK’S QUESTION COMES FROM REY WHO
WANTS TO KNOW

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WHAT THE MINIMUM AGE REQUIRED TO BE AN ASTRONAUT IS?

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THERE IS NO MINIMUM AGE REQUIRED TO BE AN
ASTRONAUT.

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THE BASIC REQUIREMENTS INLCUDE US CITIZENSHIP,

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A MASTER’S DEGREE IN A STEM FIELD,

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2 YEARS RELATED PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

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AND THE ABILITY TO PASS A NASA ASTRONAUT PHYSICAL.

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IF YOU MEET THESE REQUIREMENTS, GET YOUR RESUME READY.

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WE WILL OFFICIALLY BEGIN ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS ON MONDAY MARCH 2ND.

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FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT APPLICATION CHECK
OUT NASA.GOV/ASTRONAUTS.