Spacewalkers carry out space station power system upgrades
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Three days after a Russian spacewalk, Japanese space station commander Akihiko Hoshide and Frenchman Thomas Pesquet floated outside for their own excursion Sunday, building a support fixture for a roll-out solar array blanket that will be attached later.
The astronauts also replaced a device that measures the strength of the electrical environment around the International Space Station as it interacts with charged particles in the extreme upper atmosphere. Looking on throughout was a 3D camera mounted on the space station's robot arm that was expected to capture high-definition shots of the spacewalk for use in a commercial documentary series, "The ISS Experience." The movie is intended to give viewers an immersive look at life in orbit.Pennsylvania was a pivotal state in the 2020 presidential election, sealing Joe Biden's victory over Donald Trump after four days of vote counting. So it's no surprise the Keystone State is again front and center this election cycle, with both Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump investing time and resources there ahead of Election Day.
Reporter killed in restaurant she owns hours after journalist shot dead in separate attack in Mexico
The U.N. human rights office in Mexico said Wednesday journalists in Mexico need more protection, after gunmen killed a journalist whose Facebook news page covered the violent western Mexico state of Michoacan. Then less than 24 hours later an entertainment reporter in the western city of Colima was killed inside a restaurant she owned.