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This NASA tv image shows Atlantis astronaut Bobby Satcher(C-back ...
Nov 19th, 2009
(AFP/ NASA TV) - This NASA tv image shows Atlantis astronaut Bobby Satcher(C-back to camera), on the robotic arm, working during a planned spacewalk. Astronauts from the shuttle Atlantis began Thursday the first space walk of their mission to store hardware and conduct repairs on the exterior of the International Space Station.(AFP/ NASA TV/Ho) -
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