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12                     Living in Microgravity













                                                                                       Get Ready


                                                                                       What difficulties do you think astronauts face in


                                                                                       space?


                                                                                       e.g. I think it could be difficult for astronauts to
                                                                                               move freely one place to another because they


                                                                                               are floating in space.





                                                                                        BIG IDEA


                                                                                       Astronauts on the International Space Station live

                                                                                       and work in microgravity. Performing everyday

                                                                                       tasks in a microgravity environment is challenging.









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