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NASA astronauts return to ISS after spacewalk

MOSCOW. June 4 (Interfax-AVN) - U.S. astronauts Michael Fossum and Ronald Garan have finished their spacewalk and returned to the airlock compartment of the International Space Station (ISS). "While outside the station the US. Astronauts assembled the Japanese module Kibo on the left side of the U.S. module Harmony, checked the air tightness of the docking, hooked the cooling and electricity systems of the two modules and installed and tested roller bearings in the turning mechanism of a solar panel," Russian Mission Control told Interfax-AVN. On Wednesday, both astronauts will start preparing for a second spacewalk, set for Thursday. And a third spacewalk for them is scheduled for Sunday. The ISS crew comprises Russian cosmonauts Sergei Volkov and Oleg Konenenko, and Gregory Chamitoff, who replaced Garret Reisman as a member of the missi

Spacewalk outside Soyuz to determine malfunction

In an audacious spacewalk scheduled for Thursday, two Russian astronauts aboard the International Space Station are to saw away insulation from the Soyuz capsule that is to be used for their ride home later this year, remove a live explosive bolt that is part of the capsule's re-entry apparatus and take it back into the station.

Spacewalk Retrieves Explosive Bolt

Two cosmonauts at the International Space Station conducted a spacewalk on Thursday and performed the delicate operation of removing an explosive bolt from the Soyuz capsule attached to the station. Ten explosive bolts in all on the Soyuz break the connections between the spacecraft's crew capsule and its propulsion module during descent back to Earth. Engineers suspect one bad bolt delayed the compartment's jettison during landings in October 2007 and April 2008, leading to steep, high-G descents, causing the capsule to land off-course and hit the ground harder than it should. Sergei Volkov and Oleg Kononenko removed the bolt located in the same spot as the ones diagnosed as being faulty on the other capsules. They placed it inside a blast-proof canister, which will be returned home aboard the Soyuz when the crew completes its mission in

Spacewalk a cakewalk

CAPE CANAVERAL -- The U.S. space shuttle Discovery's astronauts breezed through their third and final spacewalk yesterday, replacing an empty gas tank at the international space station and collecting a sample of dusty debris.

Dangerous spacewalk successfully completed

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (AP) -- In a daring spacewalk, two space station astronauts cut into the insulation of their descent capsule Thursday and removed an explosive bolt that could have blown off their hands with firecracker force.

Astronauts' Spacewalk is a Cakewalk

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. Shuttle Discovery's astronauts breezed through their third and final spacewalk Sunday, replacing an empty gas tank at the international space station and collecting a sample of dusty debris.

First spacewalk mission to launch in October

The file photo shows Chinese "taikonauts" in training. China's Shenzhou VII manned space mission, which will include the first spacewalk by a Chinese "taikonaut", is to launch in October, said a spokesman of the China manned space engineering office in Beijing, June 12, 2008.(Xinhua Photo)

Another Spacewalk for Astronauts

The space station's two Russian astronauts stepped outside for the second time in less than a week Tuesday, taking a spacewalk that proved to be tame compared to last week's work with explosives.

Explosive Spacewalk?

Explosive bolts that help detach the Russian Soyuz capsule from the International Space Station may be the source of the problems the spacecraft has encountered during the last two landings. Investigative space journalist and Jim Oberg at MSNBC, who is one of the best experts on the inner workings of the Russian space program recently wrote a very interesting article detailing Russian engineers' plans to fix the problem: have two Russian cosmonauts conduct a spacewalk on July 10 to remove one of the explosive bolts and bring it inside the space station. The bolts, Oberg says, packs twice the explosive force of an M-80 firecracker when ignited, and the cosmonauts will be handling the bolts directly during what will be a very delicate, if not dramatic, operation.

Red Hat Opens Spacewalk

Open Sourcing Project Spacewalk, the Red Hat Network (RHN) Satellite Code Base Under the GPLv2 License

Astronauts Handle Explosives On Spacewalk

In a daring spacewalk, two space station astronauts cut into the insulation of their descent capsule Thursday and removed an explosive bolt that could have blown off their hands with firecracker force.

Russian astronauts take daring spacewalk

IN a daring spacewalk, two space station astronauts cut into the insulation of their descent capsule yesterday and removed an explosive bolt that could have blown off their hands with firecracker force.

Astronauts handle explosives on daring spacewalk

In a daring spacewalk, two space station astronauts cut into the insulation of their descent capsule Thursday and removed an explosive bolt that could have blown off their hands with firecracker force.

Astronauts handle explosives on daring spacewalk

In a daring spacewalk, two space station astronauts cut into the insulation of their descent capsule Thursday and removed an explosive bolt that could have blown off their hands with firecracker force.

Astronauts handle explosives on tense spacewalk

In a daring spacewalk, two International Space Station astronauts cut into the insulation of their descent capsule Thursday and removed an explosive bolt that could have blown off their hands if anything had gone wrong.

Astronauts handle explosives on daring spacewalk

In a daring spacewalk, two space station astronauts cut into the insulation of their descent capsule Thursday and removed an explosive bolt that could have blown off their hands with firecracker force.

Astronauts begin spacewalk to outfit lab

Two astronauts stepped outside the international space station Thursday for a spacewalk to spruce up the orbiting outpost's newest room - a $1 billion Japanese lab.

Russian cosmonauts complete spacewalk

Russian cosmonauts completed a six-hour spacewalk early Wednesday and installed an earthquake research equipment on the outer surface of the International Space Station (ISS).

Cosmonauts' Second Spacewalk Goes Smoothly

Two Russian spacewalkers installed a docking target and changed out science experiments during their second career spacewalk on Tuesday outside the International Space Station.

China's spacewalk mission to launch in Oct.

The file photo shows Chinese "taikonauts" in training. China's Shenzhou VII manned space mission, which will include the first spacewalk by a Chinese "taikonaut", is to launch in October, said a spokesman of the China manned space engineering office in Beijing, June 12, 2008.(Xinhua Photo)

Cosmonauts take another spacewalk for less-risky task

Two cosmonauts marched through a six-hour spacewalk outside the international space station Tuesday afternoon, preparing the orbital outpost for the arrival of a Russian science module next year as well as installing and retrieving external experiments.

Astronauts Take Daring Spacewalk

Two space station astronauts took a daring spacewalk Thursday to cut into the insulation of their descent capsule and remove an explosive bolt with firecracker force -- enough to blow off their hands.

Astronauts complete daring spacewalk

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (AP) -- In a daring spacewalk, two space station astronauts cut into the insulation of their descent capsule Thursday and removed an explosive bolt that could have blown off their hands with firecracker force.

Russian cosmonauts' spacewalk to fix Soyuz

11/07/2008 13:28 MISSION CONTROL (Moscow Region), July 11 (RIA Novosti) -- Two Russian astronauts aboard the International Space Station have made a daring spacewalk to repair their Soyuz descent capsule, Russian mission control said on Friday.

Astronauts complete third spacewalk

Washington - Astronauts from the Discovery shuttle completed the third spacewalk of the mission on Sunday, putting more finishing touches on Japan's Kibo science lab and replacing an empty nitrogen tank.

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