Astronauts Finish Station Upgrade
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Making the third and final spacewalk of the mission, shuttle Atlantis’ astronauts finished installing a $390-million girder on the International Space Station.
Astronauts arrived with the 14-ton girder aboard space shuttle Atlantis last week.
The spacewalkers hooked up ammonia lines for the elaborate air-conditioning system that came with the girder.
Atlantis will leave the station Wednesday and return to Earth on Friday. The three station residents return in another month.
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