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cientists need gear to succeed. If they work in a laboratory, look
for test tubes, computers, lasers, measuring instruments, micro-
scopes, and more. Astronaut scientists use some of those things.
But since they work in the gravity-free world of space, they also depend
on very unique pieces of gear to do their jobs.
Spacesuit
hen scientists are aboard the ISS, they wear soft, comfortable
clothing. Sweatshirts, polo shirts, warmup pants, and socks work
best. But when they have to go outside to work on the space station, such
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WORDS TO UNDERSTAND
deforestation
the destruction of forest or
woodland
extravehicular
something that happens outside
a vehicle, in this case a space station
vacuum
the absence of air
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