Real-life 'Gravity'? Drama builds over spacewalks to fix space station
Friday, December 20, 2013 - 17:30
in Astronomy & Space
Imagine a movie where astronauts are one failure away from abandoning the International Space Station, and have to deal with toxic chemicals during a spacewalk while facing the risk of drowning in their spacesuits. Oh, and it's just before Christmas.
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