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Astronaut Training Experience Coming

December 29, 2017 Lisa Mungovan

Starting in February, NASA’s Kennedy Space Center will have a new attraction. The Astronaut Training Experience will offer visitors the chance to simulate living in space. Rookie astronauts can try Spacewalk Training, working in the Mars Botany or Engineering Labs, or the Land and Drive on Mars full-motion simulator. I can’t wait!

Star Wars to be Shown in Space

December 16, 2017 Lisa Mungovan

The new Star Wars movie is a big deal for fans, but what if you were stuck in space and couldn’t go see it? NASA is working on it! Astronauts on the International Space Station will soon get to watch The Last Jedi while orbiting 250 miles above Earth.