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Tools of the Trade

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cientists need gear to succeed. If they work in a laboratory, look for test tubes, computers, lasers, measuring instruments, micro- scopes, and more. Astronaut scientists use some of those things. But since they work in the gravity-free world of space, they also depend on very unique pieces of gear to do their jobs. Spacesuit hen scientists are aboard the ISS, they wear soft, comfortable clothing. Sweatshirts, polo shirts, warmup pants, and socks work best. But when they have to go outside to work on the space station, such

WORDS TO UNDERSTAND deforestation the destruction of forest or woodland extravehicular something that happens outside a vehicle, in this case a space station vacuum the absence of air

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