NASA searching for answers after rocket blast
Teams of investigators were out at daybreak Wednesday examining damage to NASA's Wallops Flight Facility after an unmanned rocket exploded shortly after launch on the Virginia coast, NASA spokeswoman Rachel Kraft told CNN via email. The crash caused a huge fire and scattered debris over a large area. Gary Tuchman reports on how it all unfolded.
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How do astronauts shower in space?
The explosion of a NASA-contracted rocket meant the loss of nearly 5,000 pounds of cargo for the International Space Station. The station is currently orbiting more than 200 miles above the Earth with a crew of three Russians, two Americans and a German. We've seen interviews of Space Station astronauts and videos of their spacewalks, but what is daily life really like? Randi Kaye takes a closer look at life on the International Space Station.
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