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Operation Space Station: High-Risk Build Preview

Season 52 Episode 19 | 30s

From ammonia leaks to Space Shuttle disasters to a spacewalk gone terribly wrong, astronauts and Mission Control insiders relive the most terrifying moments during construction of the International Space Station.

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