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Spacewalking Duo set for busy Battery Replacement EVA outside ISS

Two experienced spacewalkers will venture outside the hatches of the International Space Station on Friday to complete the installation of new batteries on one of the Station`s eight power channels that started with a flurry of robotics last weekend.

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Space Station Crew ready for Second Battery Replacement Spacewalk on Friday
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Shane Kimbrough pictured during the first battery spacewalk on January 6, 2017 – Photo: NASA

A U.S.-European astronaut duo is set for a busy spacewalk outside the International Space Station on Friday to continue outfitting the station with new batteries – a complex task split between the station`s robots and spacewalking crew members to give ISS a pair of revamped power channels driven by Li-Ion battery technology.

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