space travel
NASA astronaut works outside the ISS for several hours
The astronauts left the ISS for their external mission. photo
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Two astronauts complete a field mission on the International Space Station to install solar panels. But the work is not done yet. Further missions are planned.
Two US astronauts continued to work on installing new solar panels during a field trip to the International Space Station.
NASA astronaut Nicole Mann and Japanese astronaut Koichi Wakata left the ISS for around seven hours. There have already been several field trips to install the new solar panels, and more are planned.