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Go to topicProtecting life and infrastructure on Earth and in orbit
Go to topicUsing space to benefit citizens and meet future challenges on Earth
Go to topicMaking space accessible and developing the technologies for the future
Go to topicThe video is a Guided Tour of ISS. Pedro Duque welcomes the imaginary visitor to a tour of the ISS from the American far end to the Russian far end. All ISS modules and also the Soyuz spacecraft are visited. During the visit Pedro Duque shows us all aspects of life on board ranging from using computers and making experiments to how to drink tea, listen to spanish music or use the toilet. Pedro Duque takes also the oppotunity of the ISS windows to look at Earth both at daylight and at night.