Spacewalk Photos: Cosmonauts Work Outside Space Station (Aug. 22, 2013)

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Russian Spacewalk Beauty: Aug. 22, 2013

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The beauty of Earth serves as the backdrop in this helmet camera view from a spacewalk by cosmonauts Alexander Misurkin and Fyodor Yurchikhin (who is visible in frame) as they worked outside the International Space Station on Aug. 22, 2013. [Read the Full Story Here]

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Russian Flag Day in Space

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A cosmonaut holds a Russian flag during a spacewalk outside the International Space Station in honor of Russian Flag Day on Aug. 22, 2013. [Read the Full Story Here]

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Russian Flag Waves Outside the International Space Station

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A cosmonaut unfurls a Russian flag outside the International Space Station during a spacewalk on Aug. 22, 2013, to mark Russian Flag Day. [Read the Full Story Here]

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Spacewalking Cosmonaut Takes Biological Samples

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Russian cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin takes biological samples of surfaces outside the International Space Station in this helmet camera view from a spacewalk on Aug. 22, 2013. Scientists want to know if any bacteria is capable of living on the station's exterior as past studies have suggested. [Read the Full Story Here]

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Russian Spacewalkers Install Telescope Mount

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Russian cosmonauts Fyodor Yurchikhin and Alexander Misurkin work to install an equipment mount for optical telescope cameras on the exterior of the International Space Station during a spacewalk on Aug. 22, 2013. [Read the Full Story Here]

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Russian Cosmonaut Secures Antenna Cover

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A Russian spacewalkers tightens screws on a loose antenna cover outside the International Space Station on Aug. 22, 2013 in this still from a helmet camera video view. Cosmonauts Fyodor Yurchikhin and Alexander Misurkin performed the spacewalk. [Read the Full Story Here]

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Russian Spacewalk of Aug. 22, 2013

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Russian cosmonauts Fyodor Yurchikhin and Alexander Misurkin (center right) work outside the International Space Station on Aug. 22, 2013 after beginning a planned six-hour spacewalk as the moon shines overhead on the right side of this view. [Read the Full Story Here]

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