Thursday, August 13, 2015

Cleaning Windows 250 Miles Above Earth

And you thought your window cleaning jobs were difficult?  How about cleaning the windows on the ISS (International Space Station)?  That's what two Russian cosmonauts recently did as part of their space walk to do maintenance and some upgrades.  Here's a short article about that event and a quick video showing the instrument used to do the cleaning. After all, you can't just spray something on windows in space.  It would either float away or freeze!
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