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ISS Construction
Photo: Astronauts working on International Space Station
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Discovery mission specialists Robert Curbeam (left) and Christer Fuglesang work on ISS construction during a spacewalk in 2006. Visiting astronauts typically live and work at the station for about six months before heading home.
Photograph courtesy NASA

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