Question by typicaljoe: What innovation could help assist astronauts during spacewalk construction of the International Space Station? It can be used by the crew on a spacewalk, or by an astronaut inside the shuttle, or inside the space station. It can be a remotely operated or manually controlled piece of equipment, a tool, a...
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What innovation could help assist astronauts during spacewalk construction of the International Space Station?
Astronauts venture outside station on spacewalk (Reuters)
Reuters – Two NASA astronauts ventured outside the International Space Station on Monday to prepare the orbital outpost for life after the United States retires its fleet of three space shuttles. Yahoo! News: Space/Astronomy
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Spacewalk 3: More repair work for station crew (AP)
AP – Space station astronauts have one more big spacewalking chore before they can declare success. View full post on Yahoo! News: Space/Astronomy
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US astronauts set for key ISS repair spacewalk (AFP)
AFP – Two International Space Station astronauts were prepared Saturday to set out on the first of two spacewalks to fix a cooling pump that dramatically failed last week. View full post on Yahoo! News: Space/Astronomy
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2 Russian astronauts start spacewalk (AP)
AP – Two Russian astronauts have exited the international space station for a spacewalk intended to replace a video camera and improve cable connections to the orbiting laboratory’s newest module. View full post on Yahoo! News: Space/Astronomy
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Atlantis Astronauts Gear Up for Third and Final Spacewalk (SPACE.com)
SPACE.com – The spacewalking crew of NASA’s space shuttle Atlantis will take one final spacewalk of their mission to wrap up a battery upgrade service call on the solar arrays outside the International Space Station. View full post on Yahoo! News: Space/Astronomy
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Spacewalk 2: Tangled cable, batteries await crew (AP)
AP – The Atlantis astronauts have an extra chore on their spacewalking plate. View full post on Yahoo! News: Space/Astronomy
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NASA: Extra spacewalk to fix valve won’t be needed (AP)
AP – Space shuttle Discovery’s astronaut won’t need to make an extra spacewalk after all. View full post on Yahoo! News: Space/Astronomy
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Astronauts take 3rd, final spacewalk of mission (AP)
AP – A pair of astronauts finished installing a fresh storage tank outside the International Space Station on Tuesday, accomplishing a main mission objective that required three spacewalks. View full post on Yahoo! News: Space/Astronomy
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Discovery astronauts complete second spacewalk (AFP)
AFP – Two astronauts from the US shuttle Discovery completed Sunday a second spacewalk as part of efforts to replace a depleted ammonia coolant tank outside the International Space Station. View full post on Yahoo! News: Space/Astronomy
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Astronauts take 2nd spacewalk to replace tank (AP)
AP – Astronauts struggled with stiff bolts while attaching a big new tank full of ammonia coolant to the International Space Station on Sunday, their second spacewalk in three days to accomplish the job. View full post on Yahoo! News: Space/Astronomy
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What is NASA procedure when an Astronaut on a spacewalk has sudden jock itch irritation or itchy hemorrhoids?
My gay Uncle is going up on the next shuttle mission and he has problems with both of these issues that he has refused to tell the doctors or scientists at NASA because he is embarrassed. How can someone scratch themselves while in a bulky spacesuit?
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