Spacewalkers Complete Initial Space Station Solar Array Upgrade

ISS
Credit: NASA
HOUSTON—Three spacewalks in nine days did the trick, as astronauts succeeded in installing the second of the first two of six planned Roll Out Solar Arrays (ROSAs) on the International Space Station to provide more electricity for science and technology activities as the orbital science lab ages...
Mark Carreau

Mark is based in Houston, where he has written on aerospace for more than 25 years. While at the Houston Chronicle, he was recognized by the Rotary National Award for Space Achievement Foundation in 2006 for his professional contributions to the public understanding of America's space program through news reporting.

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