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Astronauts Mike Fossum and Ron Garan of the space shuttle Discovery crew have completed their mission's second spacewalk at the International Space Station on Thursday .
The 7-hour, 11-minute spacewalk finished at 22:15 GMT.
The two astronauts installed two video cameras on to the new Kibo module.

Monday's arrival of the shuttle Discovery at the International Space Station (ISS) has hopefully brought some relief for the crew of the ISS in the form of equipment to repair their broken toilet. Of course, the prime purpose of the mission is to deliver the main component of the Japanese experimental module, Kibo, destined to become the largest module of the ISS and be completed next spring.

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If you've never seen the International Space Station flying 220 miles overhead, this is the week to do so. The station will be in almost constant sunlight from Wednesday through Friday, offering an incredible view to sky gazers across the country.
In order to find out when the station will be visible over your city, visit:

www.jsc.nasa.gov/sightings

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Preparations for local student amateur radio operators to talk with Koreas first astronaut while in space are complete, organisers for the event said Saturday (April 5).
The Korean Amateur Radio League (KARL) said 30 students at a high school in Pyeongtaek, about 60 km south of Seoul, rehearsed procedures to contact the International Space Station (ISS) while it orbits Earth.
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