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December 06, 2012

New Crew of ISS to Perform Two Spacewalks
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Dec 06, 2012
International Space Station Expedition 34, which is to take off from the Baikonur Space Center in December, will perform two spacewalks under the Russian and US space programs. "The tasks of the Russian spacewalk include installing equipment for a new scientific experiment. We will install an antenna and take samples of materials that will have spent more than a year exposed to cosmic radiation and weightlessness," Russian cosmonaut Roman Romanenko said. Roman Romanenko, Canadian astronaut C ... read more

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