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December 7, 2022

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[ December 5, 2022 ] Artemis 1 capsule beams back spectacular farewell views of the moon Artemis
[ December 5, 2022 ] Live coverage: Orion spacecraft completes return powered flyby of the moon Artemis
[ December 4, 2022 ] Chinese crew back on Earth after six months on Tiangong space station Mission Reports
[ December 4, 2022 ] Live coverage: Three Chinese astronauts land after six months in orbit Mission Reports
[ December 3, 2022 ] Astronauts install new solar array outside International Space Station Mission Reports

Astronauts replace failed computer in short spacewalk

May 23, 2017

After a bit of a struggle with a balky bolt, space station commander Peggy Whitson replaced a failed external computer during a short, hurriedly planned spacewalk Tuesday while crewmate Jack Fischer installed a pair of antennas to improve wireless communications during future excursions.

Hurriedly planned ‘contingency’ spacewalk on tap Tuesday

May 22, 2017

Space station commander Peggy Whitson and astronaut Jack Fischer are set for a two-and-a-half hour spacewalk Tuesday, a quickly-planned excursion to replace a recently installed external computer that failed Saturday.