A major equipment failure on the International Space Station has made for a rough week for the six astronauts living aboard. Two of those astronauts will be doing a Christmas Day spacewalk to fix the problem. Trace tells us what's gone wrong, and details the work they'll be doing.
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NASA on Tuesday postponed a cargo mission to the International Space Station and instead scheduled three spacewalks so that astronauts can fix a broken cooling system at the research outpost.
NASA to fix ISS coolant system with Christmas spacewalks
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Last week, one of the International Space Station's two coolant loops shut down, forcing the six astronauts on board to turn off all nonessential equipment. Now NASA has ordered a series of three spacewalks to repair the broken line.
International Space Station in partial shutdown due to cooling pump problem
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A possible coolant leak on the International Space Station has led to a partial shutdown, Nasa has said. Astronauts hope to fix the problem by altering the software. But if that fails, at least one crew member will have to undertake a spacewalk.
Nasa debates spacewalk repair or restock of International Space Station
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Spacewalk or space delivery? That's the question facing Nasa as space station flight controllers try to revive a crippled cooling loop. Half of the International Space Station's cooling system shut down last Wednesday because of a bad valve that made the line too cold. Nasa is using a different valve to try to control the temperature, with some success, Kenny Todd, a space station manager said Monday.
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