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• Astronauts breeze through spacewalk, complete all get-ahead tasks

  Derek RichardsonJanuary 13th, 2017

  In the second of two planned to spacewalks up upgrade the International Space Station’s (ISS) power system, two astronauts finished the process of replacing 12 nickel-hydrogen batteries with new lithium-ion units. The spacewalking duo worked so fast, they had time to complete all of the assigned get-ahead tasks.

• Astronauts to finish installing batteries during ISS during Friday spacewalk

  Derek RichardsonJanuary 12th, 2017

  The International Space Station (ISS) crew is gearing up for the second of two spacewalks aimed at replacing aging nickel-hydrogen batteries with new lithium-ion units. Two astronauts will leave the Quest airlock at around 7 a.m. EST (12:00 GMT) Jan. 13, 2017, for an estimated six-and-a-half-hour-long excursion.

• ISS Expedition 50 crew preps for January spacewalks

  Derek RichardsonDecember 24th, 2016

  With the Japanese Kounotori 6 cargo craft firmly attached to the International Space Station's Harmony module, the six-person Expedition 50 crew is heading into the holiday weekend with images of spacewalk preparations dancing in their heads.