(Space.com) It took tough work, integrity and some MacGyver-esque skill for a span of spacewalking astronauts to repair a pivotal energy complement aboard a International Space Station Wednesday (Sept. 5).
NASA spaceflyer Sunita Williams and Japanese wanderer Akihiko Hoshide spent scarcely 6 1/2 hours yesterday outward in a opening of space to scrupulously implement a span of bolts that had caused problems for a span during a prior spacewalk final week.
In further to their unchanging spacewalking gear, Williams and Hoshide were armed with some temporary collection — including an improvised handle cleaner and a toothbrush — to assistance them get a pursuit done.
On Aug. 30, Williams and Hoshide finished a marathon spacewalk that lasted some-more than 8 hours, though a astronauts were thwarted by a realistic shaft and were
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