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4 civilians prepare for the riskiest SpaceX mission yet

If all goes according to plan, a crew of four will launch from Cape Canaveral, Florida, aboard a SpaceX rocket next Monday to make history. The five-day mission, funded by billionaire Jared Isaacman, has several scientific goals, but the biggest and arguably riskiest is the first commercial spacewalk. “Whatever risk it entails, it’s worth it,” Isaacman said during a news …

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For decades, Inuit were sent to Quebec City for tuberculosis treatment. Many never came home

WARNING: This article contains details of abuse. With a suppressed sob, Mary Tuktudjuk says she has thought about her father all her life. Decades ago, he was among a number of Inuit patients who were brought south to be treated for tuberculosis at Parc Savard Hospital, a former sanatorium in Quebec City, and never returned home. Standing in the gardens …

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