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The woman risking her life for science

Emergencies: Williams above has led her team in facing multiple crises in the past few days when a toxic gas emerged from a Russian spacecraft docked on the International Space Station just hours after they had to take urgent evasive action from a huge piece of space junk.

Is space exploration worth it? An eight-day jaunt has turned into an eight-month nightmare for astronaut Sunita Williams, who is stranded 254 miles above Earth. Many say her bravery is utterly inspiring.