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Astronauts Spacewalk on Apollo Anniversary

By Rob Quinn, Newser Staff

Posted Jul 21, 2009 1:20 AM CDT

(Newser) – Two Endeavour astronauts enjoyed a successful spacewalk on the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing yesterday, reports Space.com. The astronauts, who attached three large spare parts to the International Space Station, were outside at 4:17pm—the exact time Neil Armstrong and... Read full story »

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