ON THE COVER ( S )
Breaking It Better
In the spirit of nontradition , of seeing things differently and breaking things better , we give you a magazine like none you ’ ve ever seen before . Just like space itself — no up , no down , no beginning and no end . Read it , turn it , live it , learn it : That ’ s Triton .
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NASA Expedition 48 Flight Engineer Kate Rubins ’ 99 installs the first of two international docking adapters for the future arrivals of Boeing and SpaceX commercial crew spacecraft . Commercial crew flights will increase the time U . S . crews can dedicate to scientific research , which is helping prepare astronauts for deep space missions , including the journey to Mars .
This Is Your Nontradition
A look back at campus through the lens of the unique . Seafaring roots , a spaceship library and dropping melons in the name of science : it ’ s what makes us “ us ”— the research firsts and campus quirks that make up our nontradition .
Together We Go
Only at UC San Diego can crosscollaboration lend the big insight , deep discovery and global impact we ’ re known for .
The View from Above
When Kate Rubins ’ 99 returned to the planet Earth this past October , Triton was waiting . An interview with the astronaut on everything from weightless DNA sequencing to — that ’ s right — Space Camp .
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