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    The worm that feels at home in space11 July 2012

    The worm that feels at home in space11 July 2012 Astronauts return to Earth weakened and unsteady after weightlessness and radiation in space take their toll on the human body. New research now shows that the humble nematode worm adapts much better to spaceflight.

    Setting up HEAT

    Belated success for DELTA Mission HEAT experiment07 September 2004

    Setting up HEAT

    Belated success for DELTA Mission HEAT experiment07 September 2004 NASA astronaut Mike Fincke has successfully performed the HEAT experiment on board the International Space Station (ISS).

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    The Netherlands as seen from four hundred kilometres up19 May 2004

    The Netherlands - Copyright ESA

    The Netherlands as seen from four hundred kilometres up19 May 2004 One task given to Dutch ESA astronaut André Kuipers during the recent DELTA Mission was to take a photo of The Netherlands.

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