Number in The News: 6: Astronaut shares lessons on surviving social isolation
NASA astronaut Catherine “Cady” Coleman, Expedition 26 flight engineer, is pictured near a Japanese-designed metal cylinder floating freely in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station in this photo provided by NASA and taken March 1, 2011.
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Astronaut Cady Coleman understands what isolation feels like. Coleman spent nearly six months living on the International Space Station. With much of the world under lockdown to counter the spread of the novel coronavirus, Coleman is sharing lessons on surviving social isolation to help people down on planet Earth.
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