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• ISS Astronauts Are Testing a New Surface Coating to Fight Space Germs

  Gizmodo, Nov 15, 2023

  For astronauts living aboard the International Space Station (ISS), space germs are bad news. The confined environment, plus a weakened immunity system, and more aggressive bacteria, means that catching a cold in space is way worse than on Earth. In order to help stop the spread of viruses in space, Boeing developed… Read more...

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