Spacewalking astronaut copes with frayed tether, bad jetpack
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) " A spacewalking astronaut successfully replaced a blurry camera outside the International Space Station on Friday, but had to contend with a balky jetpack and a frayed safety tether.Both jetpacks and safety ties are crucial for saving a flyaway astronaut.NASA said Joe Acaba was always securely attached to the orbiting outpost and never in any danger during the nearly seven-hour spacewalk.But one of his tethers had to be replaced shortly after [...]
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