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Why NASA Is Launching Yeast Into Space [{ "selector": ".cgnfz-a", "duration": "750ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "500ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateX(-329px) scale(0.15)", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateX(0) scale(1)", "opacity": "1"} ] }]

When NASA's huge Space Launch System (SLS) rocket lifts off on its first [{ "selector": ".lqpfk-a", "duration": "750ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "500ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "rotate(-580deg) scale(0.1)", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "rotate(0deg) scale(1)", "opacity": "1"} ] }]

unmanned mission around the moon on Aug. 29 [{ "selector": ".qzmtp-a", "duration": "750ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "500ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateX(-338px)", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateX(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }]

most people will be focused on the 32-story behemoth [{ "selector": ".dakqz-a", "duration": "750ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "500ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateX(calc(360px - 22px))", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateX(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }]

itself—the largest rocket ever launched [{ "selector": ".qzxbu-a", "duration": "750ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "500ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(-332px)", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }]

Far fewer will give yeast any thought. But the yeast is a major problem. [{ "selector": ".oepls-a", "duration": "750ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "500ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(-332px)", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }]

NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) moon rocket creeps toward [{ "selector": ".cfizi-a", "duration": "750ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "500ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(-320px)", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }]

the launch pad aboard its movable launch platform. [{ "selector": ".gfuoo-a", "duration": "750ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "500ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateX(calc(360px - 22px))", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateX(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }]

Deep space radiation poses a potentially lethal risk to humans [{ "selector": ".tbbak-a", "duration": "750ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "500ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(-332px)", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }]

Future moon bases and Mars missions will expose men to space radiation for months [{ "selector": ".ragpb-a", "duration": "750ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "500ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "opacity": 0}, {"offset": 1, "opacity": "1"} ] }]