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NASA ISS Space to Ground Weekly Report – 22 August 2014

By Marc Boucher
Status Report
August 22, 2014
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NASA ISS Space to Ground Weekly Report – 22 August 2014
Russian cosmonauts Alexander Skvortsov and Oleg Artemyev (out of frame), both Expedition 40 flight engineers, attired in Russian Orlan spacesuits, participate in a session of extravehicular activity (EVA) in support of science and maintenance on the International Space Station. During the five-hour, 11-minute spacewalk, Artemyev and Skvortsov deployed a small science satellite, retrieved and installed experiment packages and inspected components on the exterior of the orbital laboratory. Credit: NASA.
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