Operation Space Station: Science and Survival | Full Documentary | NOVA | PBS

See how ingenuity and teamwork keep the crew alive and doing science 250 miles above Earth. Imagine a place where more than 280 people have defied Earth's gravity, risking their lives to do science 250 miles above us. Here, on the International Space Station, unexpected challenges are a daily threat, from an astronaut's helmet filling with water on a spacewalk, to the entire station spinning out of control.

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