Astronaut Kate Rubins Visits NIH
BY EMILY PETRUS, NINDS
Scientists usually do experiments in controlled environments, with unlimited access to electricity, air, and gravity. Then there are other scientists who do research in extreme conditions where everything is compact, suspended, and unknown. Kate Rubins, a molecular biologist turned NASA astronaut, knows how to work in controlled as well as extreme environments—from the remote regions of central Africa to the even more remote regions of outer space. On April 25, 2017, she visited NIH to talk about her experiences aboard the International Space Station.
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