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Space invader

Russian cosmonaut Fyodor Yurchikhin is show at work at the international space station. NASA managers decided Monday to extend the mission of the space shuttle Atlantis to the station from 11 to 13 days. They wanted enough time to squeeze in an extra spacewalk so astronauts can repair a thermal blanket near the shuttle's tail that peeled back during launch Friday.

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