Imagine being handed a project to create a printer that will work in space. Well, I was fortunate enough to travel to Johnson Space Center to meet the multi-disciplinary team of NASA and Hewlett-Packard (HP) engineers, who designed the HP Envy Zero Gravity Printer. While covering the story, I quickly learned that although we often focus on the blast-off of a NASA rocket, we aren’t always aware that the astronauts at the ISS (International Space Station) orbit space for up to six months while executing complex missions.
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Scott Parazynski has flown 5 Space Shuttle Missions and has conducted 7 spacewalks. He is also the first and only NASA astronaut to have summited Mt. Everest. Katie and Sam Roberts have a fascinating discussion with Scott regarding the physical and mental challenges of life in space.
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