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[b]Bolts block spacewalkers from installing new power routing unit[/b] Spacewalkers Sunita Williams and Akihiko Hoshide were unable to install a new main bus switching unit (MBSU) on the International Space Station on Thursday (Aug. 30), after they ran into difficulties driving the bolts that would have secured the replacement unit to the station's S0 (s-zero) truss. Williams and Hoshide used a long-duration tie-down tether to secure the replacement MBSU to the station until a future spacewalk. Earlier in the day, Williams was able to successfully connect one of two power cables in preparation for the arrival of a Russian laboratory module. The spacewalkers' third objective, replacing a camera on the Canadarm2 robotic arm, was not completed. [i]Update:[/i] The spacewalk ended at 3:33 p.m. CDT (2033 GMT) after 8 hours, 17 minutes, making it the third longest spacewalk in history.
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