Astronauts Finish Solar Power Upgrade

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Two astronauts put the last new solar panel on the space station.

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Read and understand · 1/2What did the astronauts put on the station? A new telescope A new solar panel A new sleeping room

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A new solar panel. They installed and opened a solar panel.

Clue: Two astronauts worked outside the International Space Station on Thursday. They put a new solar panel on the station and opened it.

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Anil Menon and Joshua Kutryk installed it, and it helps power the space station.

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