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Astronauts Wire Up 'Harmony'

Posted Nov 20, 07 7:22 PM CST in Science & Health 

(Newser) – Two astronauts set up a new room on the international space station today, the AP reports. Their relatively quick, successful work was greeted with smiles from Mission Control: The room has to be functional before NASA can send up its next shuttle, currently scheduled for a Dec. 6 launch, which will bring a European laboratory that docks to it.

The astronauts connected wires and cables providing heat and fluid to the school-bus-sized room, called Harmony, over several hours of difficult manual labor. One task involved carrying a 300-pound, 18-foot tray of fluid line from the station to Harmony. But the astronauts cracked jokes throughout.  "She's the king of the world!" said spaceman Daniel Tani of his co-worker. "Queen," she corrected.

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In this image from NASA TV, international space station flight engineer Daniel Tani is seen during a space walk, Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2007. (AP Photo/NASA TV)   (Associated Press)
In this image from NASA TV, international space station flight engineer Daniel Tani, left, and Commander Peggy Whitson are seen during a spacewalk, Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2007. (AP Photo/NASA TV)   (Associated Press)
In this image from NASA TV, international space station flight engineer Daniel Tani is seen during a space walk while wiring the Harmony compartment, Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2007. (AP Photo/NASA TV)   (Associated Press)
In this image from NASA TV international space station Commander Peggy Whitson is seen during a space walk on the space station, Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2007. (AP Photo/NASA TV)   (Associated Press)
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