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ALLEYNE: We have over 110 experiments
going on right now on the space station.
We do everything
from flying microbial bacteria in space
to learn how vaccines can be developed.
We study plants and crystals and how they grow.
We do extensive experiments and assessments
on the human physiology, or the human body,
trying to learn about the effects of microgravity
on the human body
and what the countermeasures (are) that could be developed
for the human body to adapt better to the space environment.
We have major external instruments on the space station
that study the Earth and study space.
And, of course, we use the International Space Station
as an education platform and an education resource
to motivate and inspire kids
to love and study science, math, technology and engineering.