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NASA has been training its astronauts in an underwater tank, and you may be surprised to learn that it’s the best way to prepare them for the conditions of space. 

  While most people understand that becoming an Astronaut isn't the simplest career to break into, they probably don't understand the rigorous mental and physical conditioning required to prepare an individual's mind and body for space. Beyond the physical strain placed on a person's body during the actual flight to space, the more time in space, the more strain on the body. NASA has...