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Thu 11 Nov 2008Astronauts venture outside 'Endeavour' on space-walk
Two shuttle Endeavour astronauts ventured outside the orbiting International Space Station today, vowing to take extra care to make sure their tool bags are in tow after losing half their gear during the mission's first spacewalk.
Lead spacewalker Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper and rookie astronaut Shane Kimbrough floated through the space station's Quest airlock at shortly after 1pm EST (1800 GMT) for what is expected to be a 6 1/2-hour outing.
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