Monday, August 16, 2010

Pump Installed

Astonauts have successfully installed a new pump in the U. S. segment of the ISS cooling system. The task took three spacewalks, rather than the originally scheduled two, to complete.

Getting the cooling system operating again is critical for the long term use of ISS, and installing the pump is a big step forward. Working out what was necessary to repair a major spacecraft system will also give NASA valuable experience as it looks to planning deep space missions.

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