Astronauts Complete Solar Panel Work in 3rd Spacewalk

Astronauts Complete Solar Panel Work in 3rd Spacewalk
Astronauts NASA's Shane Kimbrough and France's Thomas Pesquet during a space walk outside the International Space Station on June 25, 2021. NASA via AP
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—Astronauts finished unfurling a new pair of solar panels outside the International Space Station on Friday, making their third spacewalk in just over a week.

NASA’s Shane Kimbrough and France’s Thomas Pesquet successfully installed the second in a series of powerful solar wings that should keep the space station running the rest of this decade, as space tourism ramps up with visitors beginning in the fall.