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This cute cat's on a space mission! Can you write a caption for the picture?

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Peanut butter and jelly in space

It’s a common, everyday American food. But in space, even the ordinary things are amazing! Watch how this astronaut makes a peanut butter and jelly sandwich in space.

Astronauts have to wash their hair too! Watch as Karen Nyberg on the International Space Station shows us how.

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daily routine, space

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International Space Station toilet tour

In this video from the European Space Agency, Italian astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti gives us a tour of one area of the space rocket that a lot of people ask about, the toilet!

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space, daily routine, house and home, science and technology

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Mars One introduction film

Would you like to go and live on Mars? There are plans for a group of scientists to settle on Mars in 2023. Find out more in this video.

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space, the future, science and technology

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What is space tourism?

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space, science and technology, tourism, holidays

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Science experiment in space

What do you think will happen if you wring out a wet cloth in space? Astronaut Chris Hadfield performed a simple science experiment designed by high school students to find out.