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Daring spacewalk tests extend the boom repair idea
NASA astronauts Piers Sellers and Michael Fossum tested a 100 foot boom repair method for the shuttle heat shield during a seven and a half hour spacewalk on Discovery. They reported manageable motion and completed most mock tasks with moderate difficulty while evaluating debris filler removal and cable routes on the exterior.
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Houston
Discovery
Thim
Piers Sellers
Sellers
Michael Fossum
NASA
Columbia
Fossum
Mark Kelly
Space Station