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After A Year In Space, The Air Hasn't Gone Out Of NASA's Inflated Module

Flight engineer Kate Rubins checks out the Bigelow Expandable Activity Module, which is attached to the International Space Station. NASA hide caption

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After A Year In Space, The Air Hasn't Gone Out Of NASA's Inflated Module

The Bigelow Expandable Activity Module was pumped up after it arrived at the International Space Station in 2016. NASA says it's doing well in the harsh environment.

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Morning News Brief: Health Care, Transgender Service Members, Foxconn, Charlie Gard

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Morning News Brief: Health Care, Transgender Service Members, Foxconn, Charlie Gard

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Tensions Escalate Between India And China In Remote Border Area

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Tensions Escalate Between India And China In Remote Border Area

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Rep. Keith Ellison On Trump And The Media

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Flight engineer Kate Rubins checks out the Bigelow Expandable Activity Module, which is attached to the International Space Station. NASA hide caption

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After A Year In Space, The Air Hasn't Gone Out Of NASA's Inflated Module

by Joe Palca

After A Year In Space, The Air Hasn't Gone Out Of NASA's Inflated Module

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What Hospitals Think Of The GOP Health Care Plans

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Democratic Sen. Jeff Merkley On His More Than 100 Amendments To GOP Health Care Bill

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Social Media Lets Anti-Government Bundys Reach Followers

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Social Media Lets Anti-Government Bundys Reach Followers

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Electronics-Maker Foxconn Plans Wisconsin Factory

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Trump Backer On The President And The Press

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Charlie Gard To Be Taken To Hospice Unless Deal Reached

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Charlie Gard To Be Taken To Hospice Unless Deal Reached

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Legal Questions Over Trump's Ban Of Transgender People In The Military

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Trump Continues To Publicly Attack Sessions

by Carrie Johnson

Trump Continues To Publicly Attack Sessions

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State Control Leaves Investigative Journalists In China Demoralized

by Anthony Kuhn

State Control Leaves Investigative Journalists In China Demoralized

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