Astronauts Discover Damage to Space Station
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The discovery suggested problems for the orbiting space station that could affect ambitious plans to add two power-hungry laboratories.
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Two astronauts at the International Space Station (ISS) began a six-hour space walk on Thursday to repair an antenna on a refuelling vessel, Russia's space flight control centre said.
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Astronauts used the international space station's robotic arm to examine a spot on the shuttle Discovery's left wing Monday where sensors detected a "very low" impact, NASA officials said.
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By SETH BORENSTEIN HOUSTON - International space station astronauts pulled an alarm and donned protective gear Monday after smelling a foul odor that turned out to be a chemical leaking from an oxygen vent, NASA said. &quot;We don't exactly know the nature of the spill ...
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A pair of space-walking astronauts ventured out of the International Space Station Tuesday to look for the cause of electrical problems in the orbiting laboratory, NASA said.
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NASA workers inspecting space shuttle Atlantis this week discovered that a tiny piece of space debris had punched a harmless hole in a radiator panel during the shuttle's flight last month.
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Two astronauts floated out of the International Space Station on Saturday on a risky spacewalk for what could be a make-or-break repair for completion of the $100 billion space outpost.
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Astronauts examined malfunctioning joints on the International Space Station as engineers tested fuel tank sensors aboard the shuttle Atlantis sitting on its launch pad.
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The International Space Station (ISS) is a little better   protected against impact by stray particles today after two Russian cosmonauts installed debris shielding to the station during a 5 hour, 25 minute spacewalk.
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Leaving the international space station unattended while they stepped outside, the two crewmen hooked up a robotic arm Wednesday and found some kind of gunk on the spacecraft's vents that might explain the frequent breakdowns in its air-supply equipment.
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By Mike Schneider  Astronauts used the international space station's robotic arm Monday to examine a spot on the shuttle Discovery's left wing where sensors detected a "very low" impact, NASA officials said.
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The two space station astronauts left their orbiting home in the hands of ground controllers Wednesday and floated outside to install an experimental robotic arm and inspect vents that might be causing ...
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SPACE.com / CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) reported a smoke-like smell in the Russian-built segment of the orbital laboratory Monday, sending the crew into emergency procedures though no smoke or fire was evident.
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NASA asked its orbiting astronauts Monday to take a closer look at the gears that control the international space station's solar wings to try to find out what's grinding inside and causing steel chips to clog the system.
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Astronauts used a sensor-equipped robot arm to look for damage to space shuttle Discovery's heat shield on Wednesday as the orbiter headed toward a rendezvous with the International Space Station.
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By MIKE SCHNEIDER  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - For a second day in a row, astronauts began toiling like construction workers during a six-hour spacewalk, bringing to life a new 17 1/2-ton addition to the international space station today.
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A pair of space station astronauts ventured out on a spacewalk Tuesday to inspect two defective mechanisms that are hobbling power generation at the orbiting complex.