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ISS astronauts carry out spacewalk

Washington, United States - The third spacewalk scheduled for Friday

Astronauts Rex Walheim (US) and Hans Schlegel (Germany) carried out today the second of the three spacewalks planned for their mission at the International Space Station (ISS). The goal of the spacewalk, scheduled for 14:27 GMT, is to remove an empty Nitrogen Tank Assembly (NTA), used for the thermal regulation of the station, and to install a new one, while the old will be carried back to Earth at...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1085823
Rome, Italy, 02/13/2008 19:44
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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