By MARCIA DUNN
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Astronauts successfully unfurled a torn solar power wing at the international space station on Saturday after spacewalker Scott Parazynski cut loose a tangled clump of wires and patched everything up.
His emergency surgery saved the solar energy panel - and the space station.
"This was just a fabulous effort," said Mike Suffredini, the space station's program manager. "Our baby is still beautiful to us."
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Note from the Owner: Ok, I admit I am still a space geek. This kind of thing fascinates me.
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