Two space cargo ships arrive at the International Space Station

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To follow up our Christmas Dinner at the ISS article and the story of the "hidden figure" Katherine Johnson, here's an up-to-date story on these past two busy days at the Space Station.

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The full article is here. We'll discuss the article next week in group 401, and somewhat later in group 501 (evening).

Here are some useful words and phrases we'll discuss in class:

it's not quite ...
Amazon Prime

to abort (technology)

to pay off (intransitive)

to scuttle

to snag

goodies

to check in on

hot on smb/smth’s tail

count (noun)

bustling

to staff (vs to man)

to boast (transitive)

self-sufficient

does not / doesn’t / do not / don’t come cheap

on the rise

makes it / doesn’t make it

to pay off

capture (noun)

to leap into action

splashdown