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posted by cmn32480 on Monday May 22 2017, @08:48AM   Printer-friendly
from the things-that-can't-be-done-inside dept.

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-space-station-idUSKBN18H0XQ

A pair of astronauts will venture outside the International Space Station as early as Tuesday for an emergency space walk to replace a failed computer, one of two that control major U.S. systems aboard the orbiting outpost, NASA said on Sunday.

The primary device failed on Saturday, leaving the $100 billion orbiting laboratory to depend on a backup system to route commands to its solar power system, radiators, cooling loops and other equipment.

The station's current five-member crew from the United States, Russia and France were never in any danger, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration said in a statement.

NASA expects to make a decision later on Sunday about which astronauts aboard the station will make the two-hour space walk and when the assignment will take place.


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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday May 22 2017, @09:35AM (2 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday May 22 2017, @09:35AM (#513409)

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday May 22 2017, @09:42AM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday May 22 2017, @09:42AM (#513414)

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      by Anonymous Coward on Monday May 22 2017, @10:30AM (#513429)

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