Deceptively difficult

Here’s how astronauts learned to walk in space

by Jennifer Walter
US National Archives via Giphy

NASA astronauts have just completed the 8th spacewalk so far this year. The mission: affix new solar panels to the International Space Station.

The fact that astronauts are able to do work like this is a huge feat of technology and human ability.

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