Spacewalk to replace faulty pump at international space station moved to Saturday
By APThursday, August 5, 2010
NASA: Space station repair now set for Saturday
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA has delayed two spacewalks to fix a broken pump at the International Space Station.
Two astronauts are now scheduled to make the repairs on Saturday and Wednesday.
The pump failed last weekend and knocked out half of the space station’s cooling system, which keeps electronic equipment from overheating.
On Thursday, NASA said workers needed an extra day to finish up plans for the spacewalks.
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