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Spacewalking astronauts hit snags installing solar array mount on ISS

A “sticky” foothold and a stubborn strut caused problems for two spacewalking astronauts as they worked to prepare the International Space Station (ISS) for the addition of two more upgraded solar arrays.

Expedition 68 crewmates Nicole Mann of NASA and Koichi Wakata of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) conducted the 7 hour and 21 minute extravehicular activity (EVA) on Friday (Jan. 20). The two astronauts took their spacesuits to battery power and exited the station’s U.S. Quest airlock to begin the spacewalk at 8:14 a.m. EST (1314 GMT).

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