NASA decides to let Wolf spacewalk despite Mir hatch problem

U.S. Astronaut David Wolf will conduct a four-hour spacewalk at Russia's Mir orbital station beginning at about 3:45 p.m. EST today, expanding U.S. experience in the Russian spacesuit while sampling the effects of space exposure on materials in the hull of the 13-year-old spacecraft. Cosmonaut...

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