Astronauts venture out for spacewalk No. 2

November 20th, 2008 By MARCIA DUNN , AP Aerospace Writer Astronauts venture out for spacewalk No. 2 (AP)

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This image provided by NASA shows astronaut Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper anchored to a Canadarm2 mobile foot restraint as she participates in the mission's first session of extravehicular activity Tuesday Nov. 18, 2008 as construction and maintenance continues on the International Space Station. (AP Photo/NASA)

(AP) -- Astronauts ventured back outside the international space station to perform more repair work on a jammed joint Thursday and promised to keep a tight grip on all their tools so nothing would get away this time.


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