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The International Space Station got a bit bigger Thursday night thanks to two spacewalking astronauts who helped attach NASA's last major room for the orbiting lab and what promises to be the ultimate window on the world.
Endeavour shuttle astronauts Robert Behnken and Nicholas Patrick worked swiftly to help deliver the station's new Tranquility room and a window-lined observation dome.At times they were nearly an hour ahead of schedule, with Behnken working so hard and fast that Mission Control asked him to slow down and top off his spacesuit's oxygen tank.They even outpaced their crewmates inside the space station who used the outpost's robotic arm to pluck the more than 16 1/2-ton module and attached observation dome from Endeavour's payload bay, where they were packed for launch.The spacewalkers filled their free time by taking photos and other tasks while crewmates Kathryn Hire and Terry Virts gingerly attached the new room to the left side of the station's Unity module."You guys a...
The International Space Station got a bit bigger Thursday night thanks to two spacewalking astronauts who helped attach NASA's last major room for the orbiting lab ...
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida -- Endeavour and six astronauts rocketed into orbit Monday on what's likely the last nighttime launch for the shuttle program, hauling a new ...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida -- Astronauts put the last big addition on the International Space Station early Friday, attaching a new room with an enormous bay window tha...
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA is about to launch the mother of all Super Bowl pregame shows with the space shuttle Endeavour , which is poised to blast off before daw...
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