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From SPACE.com:
As they wait for another swing over the night side of Earth, spacewalkers Peggy Whitson and Dan Tani worked to close a series of fasteners securing a new joint motor to the base of a starboard solar wing outside the International Space Station (ISS).
The astronauts replaced the garbage can-sized motor, known as a Bearing Motor Roll Ring Module, during a tightly choreographed half-hour as the ISS passed through orbital night. Working in darkness reduced the spacewalkers' risk of electrical shock, since the solar array can generate about 160 volts while exposed to sunlight.
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