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Astronauts Complete Eight Hour Spacewalk
Friday, August 31, 2012 16:01
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Astronauts Sunita Williams and Akihiko Hoshide went out of the ISS for the second spacewalk of Expedition 32. Full Story: Expedition 32 astronauts Sunita Williams and Akihiko Hoshide completed an eight hour spacewalk while working on routine maintenance on the International Space Station. Williams, a NASA Flight Engineer, and Hoshide, of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, had trouble this time out. They were unable to install a new Main Bus Switching Unit on the ISS' s-zero truss, and had difficulties securing its replacement. They also began installing a camera on the Canadarm2 robotic arm, but did not complete their task. It was the second spacewalk of the expedition, and began at 8:16 am EDT on Thursday, concluded at 4:33 pm For more news and videos visit ☛ ntdtv.org Follow us on Twitter ☛ http Add us on Facebook ☛ on.fb.me
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