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October 18, 2019. NASA astronaut Jessica Meir waves at the camera during a spacewalk with fellow NASA astronaut Christina Koch (out of frame). They ventured into the vacuum of space for seven hours and 17 minutes to swap a failed battery charge-discharge unit (BCDU) with a spare during the first all-woman spacewalk. The BCDU regulates the charge to the batteries that collect and distribute solar power to the orbiting lab's systems.
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Pro and Con: Space Colonization
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Timeline of the Apollo Space Missions
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Born September 2, 1944 (age 80) • Vevey • Switzerland
Subjects Of Study microgravity

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