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Fourth spacewalk to repair solar array

11-01-2007 · European Space Agency (ESA)

Astronauts on board the International Space Station are preparing for a spacewalk to repair one of the Station's solar arrays. The fourth spacewalk of the STS-120 mission is scheduled to take place on Saturday.

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