Spacewalking Astronauts Fix Station
Tuesday September 7, 2004
Cosmonaut, Gennady Padalka and Astronaut, Mike Fincke stepped outside the International Space Station install 3 antennas and replace a 2-foot-square Russian pump panel, according to CNN.com.
"Leaving their orbiting outpost unmanned, the international space station's two astronauts floated outside on a spacewalk Friday and plugged in new antennas and replaced a worn-out piece of cooling equipment."
The new antennas are to be used for a new type of cargo carrier to be launched by the European Space Agency to the space station late next year. The pump panel is part of a critical system for cooling station equipment.
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"Leaving their orbiting outpost unmanned, the international space station's two astronauts floated outside on a spacewalk Friday and plugged in new antennas and replaced a worn-out piece of cooling equipment."
The new antennas are to be used for a new type of cargo carrier to be launched by the European Space Agency to the space station late next year. The pump panel is part of a critical system for cooling station equipment.
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