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RE: International Space Station

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Britain commits to £1.2bn space spending

David Willetts, the Science Minister, agreed the deal at the European Space Agency's (ESA) Ministerial Council in Naples, where he pledged that it would lead to "major" contracts for British companies.
Part of the agreement will see Britain make a £16m contribution to the International Space Station in the form of communications and propulsion technology for a new manned capsule named Orion.
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Spacewalkers reroute coolant lines to isolate leak

Spacewalking astronauts took a first step Thursday in fixing an elusive leak of toxic ammonia coolant at the International Space Station.
Working at the far left end of the stations 357-foot central truss, the astronauts rerouted coolant lines to stop the flow of ammonia to a suspect radiator.
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The ISS is operated by Expedition crews, and has been continuously staffed since 2 November 2000.
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Space X's Dragon capsule to dock with ISS today

The unmanned US cargo capsule, taking the first commercial delivery to the International Space Station (ISS), is due to arrive at the space station, on Wednesday.
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Sunita Williams takes over command at ISS

Indian-American astronaut Sunita Williams has taken over the command of the International Space Station, becoming the second woman in history to do so.
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Williams, Hoshide Outside to Complete MBSU Installation

Flight Engineers Suni Williams and Aki Hoshide began their second spacewalk in less than a week at 11:06 UT today. They are working to complete the installation of a Main Bus Switching Unit (MBSU) that was hampered last week by a possible misalignment and damaged bolt threads.
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Sunita Williams to undertake 6th space walk tomorrow

Indian-American astronaut Sunita Williams and her Japanese colleague, will again venture outside the International Space Station tomorrow to complete the maintenance tasks they were unsuccessful in during their last outing.
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ISS astronauts perform maintenance tasks and upgrades

Two astronauts have ventured outside the International Space Station to perform maintenance tasks and upgrades.
US astronaut Suni Williams and Japanese astronaut Aki Hoshide spent more than six hours outside the station.
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Russian cosmonauts to install anti-meteorite shelter on ISS

Russian cosmonauts Gennady Padalka and Yury Malenchenko will perform a spacewalk on Monday to install anti-meteorite panels on the surface of the International Space Station (ISS)
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