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Pedro Duque Describes Zero-Gravity Life and Spain’s Universal Broadband Guarantee

His vivid orbital workout accounts humanize space exploration, showcasing the country’s new internet-rights milestone.

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Overview

  • He described how zero-gravity exercise creates a helmet-like ring of sweat around the body.
  • He outlined the ISS life-support system that splits water from air-conditioning into oxygen and expels hydrogen.
  • He said the ISS remains the sole active link for Russian and Western collaboration in human spaceflight.
  • He highlighted Spain’s EU-funded program as the first to guarantee free broadband internet access even to its most remote regions.
  • He launched his new children’s book, ‘Viajes espaciales’, to introduce youngsters to space travel with humor and scientific rigor.