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Astronauts get extra moving time at space station

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Nov 20, 2009 | 4 / 5 (1) | 0

(AP) -- The astronauts aboard the shuttle-station complex are getting some extra moving time.

International Space Station Crew Set For Friday Spacewalk

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Jun 04, 2009 | 5 / 5 (2) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- The new six-member Expedition 20 crew aboard the International Space Station focused on spacewalk preparations and maintenance activities Thursday during a half-duty day.

Astronauts successfully install solar wings (Update)

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Mar 19, 2009 | 3.5 / 5 (2) | 0

(AP) -- Spacewalking astronauts installed the last set of solar wings at the international space station Thursday, accomplishing the top job of shuttle Discovery's mission. Steven Swanson and Richard Arnold ...

Astronauts Complete Final Spacewalk of STS-127 Mission

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Jul 27, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- The joint crew of Endeavour and the International Space Station completed the fifth and final spacewalk of the mission.

Spacewalkers Walheim and Schlegel Install New Nitrogen Tank Assembly

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Feb 13, 2008 | 5 / 5 (2) | 0

Astronauts Rex Walheim and Hans Schlegel completed the second of STS-122’s three scheduled spacewalks at 4:12 p.m. EST. The excursion lasted six hours and 45 minutes.

Atlantis Spacewalkers Work to Activate Truss

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Jun 11, 2007 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

STS-117 Mission Specialists Jim Reilly and John “Danny” Olivas kicked off the mission’s first spacewalk at 4:02 p.m. EDT. The duo is performing tasks necessary to activate the Starboard 3 and 4 (S3/S4) segment, ...

Spacewalk performed despite approaching space junk

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Sep 03, 2009 | 4.5 / 5 (2) | 1

(AP) -- Two astronauts stepped out on a spacewalk to install a new tank of space station coolant Thursday as a large piece of orbiting junk headed their way.

Russian Spacewalk to Prepare for New Module Complete

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Jun 05, 2009 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- International Space Station Commander Gennady Padalka and Flight Engineer Mike Barratt completed a spacewalk at 8:46 a.m. EDT Friday to prepare the Zvezda service module for the arrival of ...

Station Crew Prepares for Thursday Spacewalk

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Jul 08, 2008 | 3.5 / 5 (2) | 0

The Expedition 17 crew of the International Space Station worked Tuesday towards completing preparations for a pair of spacewalks. They donned their spacesuits for a dry run and inspected hatch seals.

Astronauts complete 3rd and final spacewalk

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Mar 23, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

(AP) -- Two astronauts who were teaching math and science to middle school students just five years ago went on a spacewalk together Monday, their path cleared of dangerous orbiting junk that had threatened ...

Spacewalkers tackle hefty tank removal in orbit

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Sep 01, 2009 | 3 / 5 (2) | 0

(AP) -- A pair of spacewalkers successfully tackled a hefty tank removal job at the international space station Tuesday as their crewmates unloaded comedian Stephen Colbert's namesake treadmill for all "those ...

Baby can wait as expectant dad finishes spacewalk

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Nov 21, 2009 | 3.7 / 5 (3) | 0

(AP) -- A spacewalking astronaut put aside the impending birth of his daughter and blazed through his first-ever venture outside the International Space Station on Saturday.

Astronauts have trouble with repair work at Hubble

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May 15, 2009 | 4.3 / 5 (6) | 1

(AP) -- Spacewalking astronauts had to install a refurbished pair of gyroscopes in the Hubble Space Telescope on Friday after one of the brand new ones refused to go in.

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