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December 18, 2013

NASA postpones cargo mission for space station repairs
Washington (AFP) Dec 18, 2013
NASA on Tuesday postponed a cargo mission to the International Space Station and instead scheduled three spacewalks so that astronauts can fix a broken cooling system at the research outpost. The decision means that Orbital Sciences' first regular supply-ship mission to the ISS will be put off until next year. Instead, a pair of US astronauts will embark on three spacewalks that culminate on Christmas Day, in order to fix the week-old equipment breakdown. "NASA astronauts Rick Mastracchio an ... read more

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