NASA Spacewalkers Thwarted In Repair Efforts

Credit: NASA
HOUSTON – U.S. and Japanese astronauts Sunita Williams and Akihiko Hoshide struggled unsuccessfully to replace a failing Main Bus Switching Unit (MBSU) outside the International Space Station during an Aug. 30 spacewalk, the first NASA-chartered excursion in nearly 14 months. Though secured by just...

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