Observatory school laboratory home this
is Space Station freedom where
international teams of astronauts will
live and work permanently in space eight
crew members can live comfortably aboard
freedom
the astronauts private quarters are
equipped with computers VCRs and
telecommunications board each SB moves
on the freedom for three to six months
at a time the habitation maintenance
centers appear
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laboratory module can perform
experiments not possible on earth the
microgravity of space allows astronauts
to grow perfect crystals and produce
chemicals with an unprecedented level of
purity they experiment with robotic
electronics
ceramic planters and himself researching
that advanced technology an important
mission aboard freedom is Earth
observation
the luminous billed horizon is our
atmosphere it seems so fragile yet it
shields all living things from freedom's
orbit 250 miles above the earth our own
planet is perceived as a delicate living
organism that needs to be protected
through international cooperation
freedom's external payloads are attached
to a trust under 500 feet long
instruments are trained on the sky as
well as their information gathered
enhances research in astronomy
oceanography geology and meteorology
changing the way we understand the Space
Shuttle is a welcome sign aboard freedom
to keep the stationing running the space
station itself begins in the Congo May
28 1990s when the station is operational
a new era begins now that we can live
and work in space it's easy to imagine
life on the moon
maybe even Mars
freedom bringing space exploration to
the 21st century and beyond
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