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DK Science: Space Stations

SKYLAB IN ORBITMISSION TO MIR, 1995INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATIONFIND OUT MOREA space station is a spacecraft designed to stay in orbit for many years. Conditions inside are carefully controlled:…

New York Map

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Willis Haviland Carrier

Born: 1876Birthplace: Angola, N.Y. Apparatus for treating air—Carrier developed the first safe, low pressure centrifugal refrigeration machine using non-toxic, nonflammable refrigerant. By…

Benjamin A. Rubin

Born: 1917Birthplace: New York City Bifurcated vaccination needle—Until 1967 smallpox killed at least 2 million people annually. In 1980 the World Health Organization declared that smallpox had…