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| Nasa studies solar panel rip | Nasa studies solar panel rip |
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| Nasa is trying to assess the damage in a newly unfurled solar wing at the International Space Station (ISS). | Nasa is trying to assess the damage in a newly unfurled solar wing at the International Space Station (ISS). |
| The panel is part of an array held inside a girder that was moved on Tuesday from its temporary site on the platform to a new, permanent location. | The panel is part of an array held inside a girder that was moved on Tuesday from its temporary site on the platform to a new, permanent location. |
| Ground controllers and two spacewalking astronauts watched with concern as the second of two wings in the array opened to reveal a rip along its edge. | Ground controllers and two spacewalking astronauts watched with concern as the second of two wings in the array opened to reveal a rip along its edge. |
| Images are being examined to determine the seriousness of the problem. | Images are being examined to determine the seriousness of the problem. |
| The ISS is being visited by space shuttle Discovery. Astronauts from the orbiter have already attached the new Harmony module to the station. | |
| Harmony provides a passageway between three science laboratories: the existing US Destiny lab; the soon-to-launch European Columbus module; and the future Japanese Kibo experimental units. | Harmony provides a passageway between three science laboratories: the existing US Destiny lab; the soon-to-launch European Columbus module; and the future Japanese Kibo experimental units. |
| The Harmony connecting node weighs some 14 tonnes and is 7m by 4.6m (23ft by 15ft). | The Harmony connecting node weighs some 14 tonnes and is 7m by 4.6m (23ft by 15ft). |