
June 7th, 2008
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June 7th, 2008 05:00 AM - The space station's huge new Japanese lab got even bigger Friday when the astronauts attached an attic to it for extra storage. The attic -- essentially a 14-foot shed, or closet, for spare tools and equipment -- was popped atop the 37-foot Kibo science laboratory by astronauts operating the international space station's robot arm. Today, the astronauts will test drive the lab's 33-foot robot arm, which will be used once the Japanese research platform, or porch, arrives next spring. Click here to read the article... |