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December 27, 2013

Station's Replacement Pump Successfully Restarted
Houston TX (SPX) Dec 26, 2013
Following Two Spacewalks To Replace A Degraded Pump Module On The Truss, Or Backbone, Of The International Space Station, Flight Controllers In The Mission Control Center At Nasa's Johnson Space Center In Houston Successfully Restarted The New Pump Tuesday Night. The Pump Module Controls The Flow Of Ammonia Through Cooling Loops And Radiators Outside The Space Station, And, Combined With Water-Based Cooling Loops Inside The Station, Removes Excess Heat Into The Vacuum Of Space. The New Pump ... read more

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