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HOUSTON, May 17 (UPI) -- NASA Astronauts Garrett Reisman and Steve Bowen completed the first of three STS-132 spacewalks Monday in 7 hours and 12 minutes, ending at 3:19 p.m. EDT.
In what had been planned as a 6 1/2-hour spacewalk, the astronauts installed a new space-to-ground antenna and a spare parts platform for Dextre, the International Space Station's two-armed robotic manipulator.
The space agency said the new space-to-ground antenna will increase the space station's ability to conduct two-way data, voice and video communications. The men also prepared for the installation of six new batteries during the second and third spacewalks by loosening the bolts that hold the old batteries in place. NASA said the batteries, together, weigh approximately 2,200 pounds.
Officials said the spacewalk -- which began at 7:54 a.m. EDT -- was the 237th conducted by U.S. astronauts and the 144th in support of International Space Station assembly and maintenance.
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MONTREAL, June 1 (UPI) --
Police in Montreal Friday identified a man who was killed and dismembered as a Chinese university student and said the suspect in the case may be in France.
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NEW YORK, June 1 (UPI) --
American superhero Green Lantern will be revealed as gay in the next edition of "Earth 2," DC Comics announced Thursday.
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MIAMI, June 1 (UPI) --
U.S. forecasters say a new statistical model will help determine a hurricane's strength and size as the official 2012 Atlantic hurricane season gets under way.
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Employees at a Florida grocery store restrained a Cuban sandwich thief by sitting on him until authorities arrived, police say.
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