Spacewalkers Prevail In Space Station Power Repair

Credit: NASA
HOUSTON — Astronauts Sunita Williams and Akihiko Hoshide overcame a jammed bolt to secure a critical power system switching unit to the outside of the International Space Station during a Sept. 5 spacewalk, enabling much-needed solar energy to return to the orbiting science lab’s electrical grid...

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