Astronaut Kate Rubins and Expedition 48 Cmdr. Jeff Williams speak during an interview aboard the International Space Station last month. NASA via AP hide caption
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The SpaceX Falcon 9 and Dragon spacecraft lift off on the CRS-9 mission to bring a new docking adapter and other cargo to the International Space Station. Frank Michaux/NASA hide caption
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An artist's concept shows the Bigelow Expandable Activity Module, or BEAM, as it would look when fully installed and inflated on the International Space Station. Bigelow Aerospace/NASA hide caption
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Runners make their way across Tower Bridge during the Virgin Money London Marathon on Saturday in London. Ben Hoskins/Getty Images hide caption
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The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from launch complex 40 at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., on Friday. John Raoux/AP hide caption
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An artist's rendering of the BEAM inflatable annex attached to the side of the International Space Station. Courtesy of Bigelow Aerospace hide caption
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Tina Buechner da Costa (left) hopes to become Germany's female astronaut. Claudia Kessler (right), CEO of HE Space, is organizing a campaign to send the first German woman into space. Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson/NPR hide caption
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With this shot of Mount Fuji, astronaut Scott Kelly tweeted, "your majesty casts a wide shadow!" Scott Kelly/NASA hide caption
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U.S. astronaut Scott Kelly shows a victory sign after landing safely on Earth after nearly a year in space. Kirill Kudryavtsev/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Kelly posted this photo of an aurora taken from the International Space Station to Twitter on Aug. 15, 2015. NASA hide caption
NASA astronaut Scott Kelly takes a selfie inside the cupola, a special module that provides a 360-degree view of Earth. Kelly and Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko have spent nearly a year aboard the International Space Station. NASA hide caption
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The "SS Deke Slayton II" resupply spacecraft was released by a robotic arm while the International Space Station was over Bolivia on Friday morning. Screengrab of NASA video by NPR hide caption
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People pay tribute to British singer David Bowie in front of a mural by artist Jimmy C in London on Jan. 11. Tim Ireland/AP hide caption
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The U.K. coastguard and local boatmen recovered a piece of metal from the sea off the Isles of Scilly in Britain. The debris is likely from the U.S. rocket SpaceX Falcon 9, which blew up after takeoff in June. Handout/Reuters/Landov hide caption
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