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Astronauts Install Last Pair of Solar Panels

By John Johnson,  Newser Staff

Posted Mar 19, 2009 6:55 PM CDT
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(Newser) – The International Space Station is about to get full power for the first time. Two astronauts today installed the last pair of solar panels for the station in a six-hour spacewalk, reports Space.com. The station, which now has a total of eight solar panels, will unfurl the newly installed pair tomorrow. Astronauts Steven Swanson and Richard Arnold had some trouble with cables, but nothing major.

"It wasn't quite as smooth as we had hoped, but those guys did a great job," said Discovery astronaut Joseph Acaba.


 

In this image from NASA TV, space shuttle Discovery crew member Steven Swanson works outside the space station.
In this image from NASA TV, space shuttle Discovery crew member Steven Swanson works outside the space station.   (AP Photo/NASA TV)
In this image from NASA TV, space shuttle Discovery crew member Steven Swanson works outside the space station.
In this image from NASA TV, space shuttle Discovery crew member Steven Swanson works outside the space station.   (AP Photo/NASA TV)
In this image from NASA TV, space shuttle crew member Steven Swanson works at the base of a radiator being deployed outside the space station.
In this image from NASA TV, space shuttle crew member Steven Swanson works at the base of a radiator being deployed outside the space station.   (AP Photo/NASA TV)
In this image from NASA TV, Steven Swanson is helped with his space suit by commander Lee Archambault.
In this image from NASA TV, Steven Swanson is helped with his space suit by commander Lee Archambault.   (AP Photo/NASA TV)
In this image from NASA TV, space shuttle Discovery crew member Steven Swanson, right, works outside the space station Thursday.
In this image from NASA TV, space shuttle Discovery crew member Steven Swanson, right, works outside the space station Thursday.   (AP Photo/NASA TV)
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riffran
Mar 20, 2009 5:45 AM CDT
well if they would just get a few dilithium crystals from the old enterprise..

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