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The International Space Station depends on a mix of U.S. and Russian parts. "I hope we can hold it together as long as we can," says former NASA astronaut Scott Kelly. NASA hide caption

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Russia's war in Ukraine is threatening an outpost of cooperation in space

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In this photo taken from video footage released by the Roscosmos Space Agency, three Russian cosmonauts sport yellow spacesuits upon arriving on the International Space Station. A NASA astronaut now says it was not in support for Ukraine, but for the Russians' university school colors. Roscosmos/AP hide caption

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Saturday

The International Space Station in orbit on May 23, 2011. Paolo Nespoli - ESA/NASA via Getty Images hide caption

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Opinion: The weightlessness of peace

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Wednesday

Expedition 66 crew members (left to right) Mark Vande Hei of NASA and cosmonauts Anton Shkaplerov and Pyotr Dubrov of Roscosmos are seen inside their Soyuz MS-19 spacecraft after it landed in a remote area near the town of Zhezkazgan on Wednesday in Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan. Bill Ingalls/NASA/Getty Images hide caption

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Thursday

The International Space Station is seen from NASA space shuttle Endeavour after the station and shuttle began their post-undocking relative separation in space on May 29, 2011. NASA/Getty Images hide caption

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What will happen to the International Space Station when it is retired?

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Thursday

"By bringing archaeological perspectives to an active space domain, we're the first to show how people adapt their behavior to a completely new environment," Associate Professor Justin Walsh of Chapman University said of the experiment. NASA hide caption

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Tuesday

Friday

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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Saturday

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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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Wednesday

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