The Government Is Shut Down, but Work on International Space Station Continues

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The government is shut down, but work on International Space Station continues

With the federal government shutdown, some services are unavailable, and federal employees are furloughed. That includes 15,000 employees at NASA — though astronauts at the International Space Station are still working. Those at the ISS are doing work that has been deemed "necessary to prevent harm tolife or property, making them what's called an "excepted employee" from furloughs per NASA's shutdown guidelines. Space.com reports that "for the m…

What's happening on the International Space Station while the government is shut down?

NASA's astronauts living in space are still going to work during the government shutdown.