astronomy, spacewalk

Fewer spacewalks expected in post-shuttle era

Astronauts unlikely to match amount of work or danger involved for generations to come.

Last shuttle spacewalkers make history above Earth

Two astronauts made history Friday as the final spacewalkers of NASA's 30-year shuttle program.

Discovery astronauts kick off first spacewalk

Discovery astronauts Stephen Bowen and Al Drew ventured outside the International Space Station today while the original lead spacewalker for ...

Space station astronauts take 2nd crack at repairs

A pair of spacewalking astronauts tackled urgent space station repairs Wednesday for the second time in five days, anxious to avoid the kind ...

NASA scrambling to plan vital space station repairs

NASA engineers are working around-the-clock to firm up plans to send astronauts on two emergency spacewalks outside the International Space Station to repair a serious cooling system failure.

Astronauts take 2nd spacewalk to hook up plumbing

A pair of spacewalking astronauts floated back outside Saturday night to hook up plumbing on the newest room of the International Space Station and bring it alive with power....

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