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<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>** Fun with fidget spinners in weightlessness on the ISS:<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/82t9Tk9dUHs?version=3&rel=1&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&fs=1&hl=en&autohide=2&wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>**\u00a0<em>How Rockets Are Ignited – Things Kerbal Space Program Doesn’t Teach<\/em> – Another fun rocket tutorial with\u00a0<a class=\"yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCxzC4EngIsMrPmbm6Nxvb-A\">Scott Manley<\/a>\u00a0of the <a href=\"https:\/\/kerbalspaceprogram.com\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kerbal Space Program<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; 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