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Russian Space Agency prepares for spacewalk at International Space Station

Russian Federal Space Agency cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko, Expedition 17 flight engineer, dressed in his Russian Orlan space suit, participates in a full dress rehearsal spacewalk on July 8 at the International Space Station. During the 6-hour, 18-minute spacewalk, they inspected their Soyuz TMA-12 spacecraft and retrieved a pyro bolt from it. (UPI Photo/NASA)

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