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Iss: crew out of the station for the first time after three months

New York, Usa - The two astronauts will effectuate a forced walk in order to install materials for some experiments

The two spacemen on board of Iss (International Space Station) will effectuate a forced walk tomorrow in order to install materials for some experiments. Leroy Chiao and Salizhan Sharipov have been training for a week in order to make the operation, preparing Iss so as to leave it without any custody for five hours and an half: the time they need for the mission. Such operations were made in the past,...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 112835
Rome, Italy, 01/25/2005 18:09
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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