Spacewalking astronauts inspect solar panel glitch
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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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Spacewalking astronauts doing construction work outside the international space station Sunday made a disturbing discovery: what appear to be metal shavings inside a joint that is needed to turn a set of solar power panels.
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HOUSTON - NASA engineers are studying the potentially serious contamination of a vital joint used to turn solar arrays aboard the International Space Station (ISS) after a spacewalking astronaut collected samples of the grit on Sunday.
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By RASHA MADKOUR  HOUSTON - Two astronauts stepped outside the international space station on an impromptu spacewalk Monday to try to fold up a stubborn, accordion-like solar array.
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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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WASHINGTON - Astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) are gearing up for an extra spacewalk to tackle solar array joint malfunctions outside their orbital laboratory.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - Two spacewalking astronauts on Sunday found metal shavings inside a huge gear that spins a pair of the International Space Station's solar wing panels, raising concerns about power supplies and the long-term health of the orbital outpost.
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Two astronauts on the  International Space Station will make a spacewalk next week to  find out if a micrometeoroid strike damaged a critical part of  the outpost's power system, officials said on Thursday.
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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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Astronauts aboard the International Space Station abandoned troubleshooting efforts on a jammed solar panel on Wednesday, leaving it half extended, and went forward with the next steps in their mission to rewire the outpost's electrical system.
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A pair of spacewalking astronauts attached Friday two pieces of research equipment on the International Space Station's new European laboratory to study the sun and carry out experiments, NASA said.
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By MIKE SCHNEIDER CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - A spacewalker manually shaking a stubborn solar array has managed to free two stuck grommets Saturday, but a third problem grommet is still stuck.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - Spacewalking astronauts coaxed a balky solar wing panel on the International Space Station into its storage box on Monday, capping a tedious but ultimately successful mission by the shuttle Discovery crew.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - Spacewalking astronauts will likely drop plans to test a shuttle heat shield repair technique so they have time to study a troubled but critical part of the International Space Station's power system, NASA said on Monday.
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Two spacewalking astronauts on  Wednesday freed a stubborn bolt that could have kept the  International Space Station's newly installed solar arrays from  turning properly.
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By MIKE SCHNEIDER CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Space shuttle Discovery's astronauts have rewired the space station, managed three spacewalks, and now completed the most difficult task of their mission: getting a stubborn, solar array folded up during an impromptu fourth spacewalk.
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By RASHA MADKOUR  HOUSTON - Two spacewalking astronauts finished folding up a stubborn, accordion-like solar array Monday, resolving the only complication in space shuttle Discovery's otherwise smooth mission to the international space station.