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Fuglesang and Curbeam work to fix the Station's jammed solar array
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Fuglesang and Curbeam work to fix the Station's jammed solar array

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ESA astronaut Christer Fuglesang (all white suit) and NASA's Robert Curbeam (suit with red stripes) work to fix the Station's jammed solar array. The P6 solar array failed to retract fully following remote control commands earlier in the mission. An extra spacewalk was added to the mission timeline in order to aid full retraction of the solar array - a major goal of the STS-116 mission.

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Williams and Curbeam shake the P6 solar array to aid retraction
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Williams and Curbeam shake the P6 solar array to aid…

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The P6 solar array is successfully retracted following an extra spacewalk
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The P6 solar array is successfully retracted followi…

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Christer Fuglesang takes part in his third spacewalk
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Christer Fuglesang takes part in his third spacewalk

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A reflection in Christer Fuglesang's helmet during the fourth STS-116 spacewalk
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A reflection in Christer Fuglesang's helmet during t…

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Christer Fuglesang and Robert Curbeam at work on board the Space Shuttle
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