Uploaded July 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Bacteria is enormously resourceful and will find a way to grow just about anywhere it can, and that includes space stations. Here's a compilation of how that's happened in the past and how we've handled it!

Hosted By: Reid Reimers
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Original Videos:
The Hot Mess That Was the Mir Space Station
youtube.com/watch?v=ePnCXu7aTBw

Microbes From Space
youtube.com/watch?v=kbFvGCU3iWo

How Do You Get Rid of Bacteria on Space Stations?
youtube.com/watch?v=Wg9vjHNvtHU