Johannesburg Centre, Astronomical Society of Southern Africa

The Phantom Torso

NASA Science News for May 4, 2001

An unusual space traveler named Fred is orbiting Earth on board the International Space Station.

His job? . . . . . . . . . .To keep astronauts safe from space radiation.

If you have access to the World Wide Web, you can find the full story at the following URL:

http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2001/ast04may_1.htm?list40309

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