Stuck hatch thwarts attempt to fix solar array on Mir
An overtightened bolt thwarted an attempt by two Mir cosmonauts to repair a precarious solar array yesterday, leaving the three-man crew stuck inside the 12-year-old orbital station until new tools can be delivered from Earth. Cosmonaut Nikolai Budarin broke all three of the properly sized wrenches...
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