But of all the strange things blasted off into space ... sent a sample of salmonella, one of the most common causes of food poisoning, into space to understand how bacteria reacts to zero-gravity.

It's an unfortunate fact of reality that most people get their ideas about space from movies, TV, and video games.

Without further ado, here's our list counting down the most incredible space achievements in the 2000s so far. When I asked readers on social media for suggestions about the coolest things they ...

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