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Astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Meir floated back outside the International Space Station on Wednesday for history s second all-female spacewalk, insta stanley cup lling two powerful new lithium-ion batteries on the far left end of the lab s solar power truss.The pair plan to conduct another spacewalk Monday to install a final battery, completing a four-spacewalk upgrade that began last year. A final set of batteries is scheduled for installation later this year.Floating in the station s Quest airlock, the astronauts switched their spacesuits to battery power at 6:35 a.m. ET, officially kicking off the 225th excursion devoted to station assembly and maintenance. It was Meir s second stanley cup spacewalk and the fifth for Koch, who is wrapping up a record 328-day stay in space. Beautiful view out here, Stephanie, Meir radioed astronaut Stephanie Wilson in mission control.The spacewalk proceeded smoothly from start to finish with only one proble stanley cup m of any significance: Koch s helmet lights and camera assembly somehow came loose shortly after the excursion began. A view from Jessica Meir s helmet camera shows fellow spacewalker Christina Koch s helmet lights and camera assembly floating free, at right, above Koch s head after somehow coming loose from clamps that normally hold the lights in place. After a bit of troubleshooting, Meir unplugged the power cable holding the assembly to Koch s suit and the astronauts pressed on with an otherwise s Jeiw Target recalls more than 2 million scented candles after reports of glass shattering during use
SANTA BARBARA, Calif.-- A respite from powerful winds allowed firefighters to reach 50 percent containment of Southern California s enormous wildfire, but officials warned that potentially dangerous gusts would return.Crews taking advantage of calm conditions were performing a controlled burn Tuesday to remove swaths of dry brush along the fire s northern edge. We re going to take a lot of that fuel out of there, fire Capt. Rick Crawford said. That way when the winds come back there ll be nothing left to burn. Residents near the city of Ojai could see new smoke from the controlled burn, Crawford said.Hot, gusty winds that caused a huge flare-up and forced more evacuations last weekend are expected to whip up again Wednesday. The fire northwest of Los Angeles has spread to about 423 square miles, making itthe third-biggest reebok in the state since accurate records were kept starting in 1932. The largest, the 2003 Cedar Fire in San Diego C adidas samba ounty, burned about 427 square miles. adidas campus Massive California wildfire spreads 02:03 Officials estimate the Thomas Fire will grow to become the biggest in California history before full containment, which is expected by Jan. 7.Some evacuations were lifted Monday, and Crawford said more residents are being allowed to return Tuesd |
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