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Spacewalkers Attach Final Solar Array System To International Space Station, See Arrays Fully Deploy; Station Now Reaches Full Size

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Monday, March 23rd, 2009

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Space Shuttle Discovery To Return To Kennedy At 1:14 P.M. ET Saturday; President Obama Chats With Crew Shuttle, Station Have To Dodge Debris In Cluttered Space Environment Spacewalking astronauts attached the final major segment to the giant International Space Station and unfurled immense solar arrays spanning 240 feet, so that the station now has reached its full size in appearance. That is a signal achievement, because the space shuttle fleet retires next year, and only the shuttles have the brawn…

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