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Imagine wearing a jacket that helps you tolerate temperatures 50 degrees colder than your regular winter coat!

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On Sunday’s episode of The Excerpt podcast: The International Space Station, orbiting approximately 250 miles above Earth, is ...

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Williams, who was on her ninth spacewalk, now ranks fourth worldwide for longest accumulative spacewalking time.