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NASA astronaut Jessica Watkins waves at the audience during the astronaut graduation ceremony at Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, in January 2020. In April 2022, she will become the first Black woman to live and work on the International Space Station. Mark Felix/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Tuesday

The International Space Station shown in orbit in 2011. Astronauts aboard the station were ordered to briefly take shelter after Russia conducted an orbital test of an anti-satellite missile that spewed potentially dangerous debris into orbit. NASA/Getty Images hide caption

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A hatch chile aboard the International Space Station NASA hide caption

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Opinion: Fine dining on the International Space Station

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Tuesday

Tuesday

Cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov (center), along with film director Klim Shipenko (right) and actor Yulia Peresild (left) pose for a photo ahead of the launch of the Soyuz MS-19 spacecraft to the International Space Station from Kazakhstan's Baikonur Cosmodrome. Roscosmos Press Service//Anadolu Agency via Getty Images hide caption

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The bottle of Pétrus 2000 spent 14 months on the International Space Station. It will be sold alongside a "terrestrial" bottle of the same vintage. Christie's Images Ltd. 2021 hide caption

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Christie's Images Ltd. 2021

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NASA astronauts Shannon Walker (left), Victor Glover, and Mike Hopkins, along with Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Soichi Noguchi, are seen inside the SpaceX Crew Dragon Resilience spacecraft onboard the SpaceX GO Navigator recovery ship shortly after landing in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Panama City, Fla., on Sunday. Bill Ingalls/AP hide caption

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In this image provided by NASA, SpaceX astronauts are greeted by those already aboard the International Space Station after the Dragon capsule successfully docked on Saturday. Their arrival brings the total number of astronauts on the station to a recent high of 11. NASA via AP hide caption

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The International Space Station is larger than a football field. But with 11 people soon to be aboard, there aren't enough places for them all to sleep. Courtesy NASA hide caption

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International Space Station Is About To Get Crowded, And It's Running Out Of Beds

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Economics in Space

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From left, astronaut Soichi Noguchi of Japan and NASA astronauts Shannon Walker, Victor Glover and Michael Hopkins walk after arriving at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. The four astronauts will fly on the SpaceX Crew-1 mission to the International Space Station scheduled for launch on Saturday. Terry Renna/AP hide caption

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Northrup Grumman's Antares rocket lifts off from the NASA Wallops test flight facility in Virginia on Oct. 2. The rocket was scheduled to deliver supplies to the International Space Station. Thom Baur/Northrup Grumman/AP hide caption

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Influencers In Space: Astronauts Prepare To Receive Cosmetics And A New Toilet

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