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| Astronauts end second spacewalk | Astronauts end second spacewalk |
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| US astronauts have ended their second spacewalk, folding up old solar panels on the International Space Station. | US astronauts have ended their second spacewalk, folding up old solar panels on the International Space Station. |
| The two shuttle Atlantis astronauts folded a solar wing to allow a new system of panels to rotate properly. | The two shuttle Atlantis astronauts folded a solar wing to allow a new system of panels to rotate properly. |
| They should complete the work in the next walk on Thursday and a fourth walk on Friday will see if repairs are needed to the thermal re-entry blanket. | They should complete the work in the next walk on Thursday and a fourth walk on Friday will see if repairs are needed to the thermal re-entry blanket. |
| Damage to the shuttle Columbia in 2003 during its launch led to the vehicle's disintegration as it returned to Earth. | Damage to the shuttle Columbia in 2003 during its launch led to the vehicle's disintegration as it returned to Earth. |
| All seven crew died. | All seven crew died. |
| Engineers do not think the damaged section this time will endanger the re-entry. | Engineers do not think the damaged section this time will endanger the re-entry. |
| They think the blanket was loosened by aerodynamic forces and was not hit by debris. | They think the blanket was loosened by aerodynamic forces and was not hit by debris. |
| The second spacewalk began at 1828 GMT on Wednesday, Nasa said. | The second spacewalk began at 1828 GMT on Wednesday, Nasa said. |
| Pat Forrester and Steve Swanson spent more than seven hours on the old and new solar arrays before fellow astronaut James Reilly told them: "We're going to call it quits on this part of your job for today. Excellent job." | |
| Atlantis docked with the International Space Station on Sunday. | Atlantis docked with the International Space Station on Sunday. |