Monday, August 2, 2010

NASA plans emergency spacewalks to fix space station
[ Mon, 2 Aug 2010 14:32:17 GMT ]

The space station cooling system malfunctioned late Saturday when a circuit breaker tripped and shut down the Loop A cooling system pump module used to move super-cold liquid ammonia through the station to remove excess heat from its systems and laboratories. NASA is planning a pair of emergency spacewalks to repair the International Space Station after half of its cooling system shut down unexpectedly Saturday, forcing astronauts to power down several systems.


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