Monday, December 18

Astronauts Prepare for 4th Spacewalk

In this image from NASA Television, astronauts, clockwise from top right, Mark Polansky, Nicholas Patrick, Joan Higginbotham, Robert Curbeam, and William Oefelein say goodbye after a televised conference, Sunday, Dec. 17, 2006. Discovery's crew on Sunday prepared spacesuits, relocated the station's robotic arm and mobile platform so they can be used during the spacewalk and moved cargo from the station to the shuttle for the trip home. (AP Photo/NASA TV)
No Day of Rest As Astronauts Prepare for 4th Spacewalk; Stubborn Solar Array Targeted
By MIKE SCHNEIDER

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. Dec 17, 2006 (AP)— Instead of enjoying a relaxing day at the international space station, the space shuttle Discovery's seven astronauts prepared Sunday for an unplanned, fourth spacewalk to get a stubborn, half-retracted solar array to fold up....
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