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Astronauts Install Last Pair of Solar Panels

By John Johnson, Newser Staff

Posted Mar 19, 2009 6:55 PM CDT

(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,... Read full story »

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