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Spacewalk underway to install Columbus
02-11-2008 · European Space Agency (ESA)A spacewalk is underway outside the International Space Station to install the European Columbus laboratory. Astronauts Rex Walheim and Stanley Love officially started the spacewalk at 15:13 CET (14:13 UT). Follow the action live on NASA TV.
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