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NASA astronaut Kate Rubins is ready for a 2nd 'bucket list' trip to the space station - CNN

NASA astronaut Kate Rubins is ready for a 2nd 'bucket list' trip to the space station - CNN

NASA astronaut Kate Rubins is ready for a 2nd 'bucket list' trip to the space station - CNN
Oct 13, 2020 1 min, 4 secs

The trio's Soyuz capsule is expected to dock with the space station at 4:52 a.m.

"The space station has been separate from Earth for 20 years," Rubins said.

We want to see what these closed environments do when they've been separate for a long time."

Sequencing DNA can reveal huge amounts of information, Rubins said, so applying sequencing to the station's microbiome can reveal a microbial picture of the space station -- and how it differs from Earth.

Since her previous stay on the station, there are new high-resolution microscopes on board she can use to study cells.

"This time around, it's all of the things on my bucket list," Rubins said.

Space milestone

The 20th anniversary of a continuous human presence on the space station occurs on November 1 during the beginning of Rubins' second six-month mission.

"It's so exciting -- we're at this wonderful time in space station history of operations for 20 years," she said.

"I know a lot of kids are struggling at home, so hopefully we can bring a little joy to talk about space exploration."

Full house

During their stay, these astronauts will also be joined by the SpaceX Crew-1 flight, bringing the total astronauts on the station to seven.

"It's going to be incredible to have seven people on the space station," Rubins said.

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