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Houston, Station on space to
ground NOTHING LIKE ROBOTS

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AND SPACEWALKS TO GET
THE NEW YEAR STARTED.

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WELCOME TO SPACE TO
GROUND, I'M DAN HUOT.

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2017 IS STARTING OFF WITH
A SUPERCHARGED UPGRADE

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TO THE STATION'S POWER SYSTEM.

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SINCE NEW YEAR'S EVE, GROUND
CONTROLLERS HAVE BEEN HARD

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AT WORK USING THE DEXTRE
ROBOT TO INSTALL NEW BATTERIES

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FOR THE STATION'S POWER SYSTEM.

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LITHIUM ION BATTERIES ARE
REPLACING OLD NICKEL-HYDROGEN

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BATTERIES AND WILL BE USED

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TO STORE ELECTRICAL
ENERGY GENERATED

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BY THE STATION'S SOLAR ARRAYS

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FOR USE WHILE THE
STATION IS IN DARKNESS.

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SO FAR, THEY'VE SUCCESSFULLY
INSTALLED THREE

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OUT OF SIX NEW BATTERIES
AND REMOVED FOUR

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OUT OF TWELVE OF THE OLD.

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BUT BEFORE THOSE
ROBOTICS CAN CONTINUE,

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IT WAS TIME FOR THE FIRST
SPACEWALK OF THE NEW YEAR.

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EXPEDITION 50 COMMANDER
SHANE KIMBROUGH

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AND FLIGHT ENGINEER PEGGY
WHITSON SPENT SEVERAL HOURS

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WORKING IN THE VACUUM OF SPACE.

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THEY COMPLETED THEIR PRIMARY
TASK TO INSTALL ADAPTER PLATES

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ON THE ELECTRICAL ASSEMBLY
WHERE THE BATTERIES RESIDE,

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AND RELOCATE SEVERAL OLD
NICKEL HYDROGEN BATTERIES

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THAT WILL NO LONGER BE USED.

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THEY ALSO CONNECTED DATA CABLES
BETWEEN THE NEW BATTERIES

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AND THE ADAPTER PLATES THAT
ALLOWED GROUND CONTROLLERS

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TO DO THEIR INITIAL
CHECKS ON THE NEW CELLS.

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THIS WAS THE THIRD SPACEWALK
FOR KIMBROUGH AND THE SEVENTH

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FOR WHITSON, WHO MATCHED SUNI
WILLIAMS FOR THE MOST SPACEWALKS

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BY A FEMALE ASTRONAUT.

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THIS WEEK, ROCKET
MAN ON TWITTER WANTS

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TO KNOW WHAT THE TEMPERATURE IS

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LIKE INSIDE A SUIT
DURING A SPACEWALK.

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WELL SINCE THE SUIT IS
ESSENTIALLY A MINI-SPACECRAFT,

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THE AIR-CONDITIONING
COMES STANDARD.

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TO STAY COOL, ASTRONAUTS
WEAR THE LIQUID COOLING

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AND VENTILATION GARMENT.

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IT'S ESSENTIALLY SPACE-AGE LONG
UNDERWEAR THAT HAS A SERIES

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OF TUBES RUNNING ALONG THE
BODY THAT CARRY COLD WATER,

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ALLOWING THE CREW MEMBERS TO
COOL DOWN WHILE HARD AT WORK.

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A TEMPERATURE CONTROL KNOB
IS LOCATED ON THE FRONT

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OF THE ASTRONAUTS SUIT WHICH
THEY CAN RAISE OR LOWER AT WILL.

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AND AS I ONCE FOUND OUT,

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IT CAN GET HOT PRETTY
QUICK INSIDE ANY SPACESUIT.

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KEEP SENDING YOUR
QUESTIONS USING THE HASHTAG