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15
sentences that state something as happening or true
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7%
1 of 15 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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not political
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Science
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Canadian astronaut Joshua Kutryk completes second spacewalk, more than six hours long
Kutryk stepped out into space with NASA astronaut Anil Menon to work on installing a solar array
Canadian astronaut Joshua Kutryk is safely back inside the International Space Station after successfully completing his second spacewalk in two weeks.
Kutryk and NASA astronaut Anil Menon stepped into the vacuum of space Thursday morning after undergoing lengthy and detailed preparations with the help of their support team.
Kutryk was first to emerge from the Quest airlock, with a red stripe on the legs of his spacesuit setting him apart from his colleague.
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stripe → complete → colleague
It was the second spacewalk for Kutryk, who became the fifth Canadian to perform the feat on Oct. 29 when he and Menon worked together to install new solar arrays needed to upgrade the station's power capacity.
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he → become → capacity
It was the fifth spacewalk for Menon, NASA said.
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NASA → say → Menon
This latest spacewalk came in just shy of seven hours, officially lasting six hours and 59 minutes before crew members made their way back inside the space station.
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members → come → station
NASA astronaut Anil Menon performs work on the outside of the International Space Station on Thursday.
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Menon → perform → Thursday
The astronauts were working to install the eighth and final solar array on the starboard side of the truss, which serves as the station's structural backbone.
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which → work → backbone
Video of the spacewalk broadcast by NASA showed the two working step by step with tools Thursday morning while tethered to the space station, sometimes with Earth in the background.
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two → broadcast → background
The Canadian Space Agency says spacewalks are among the most difficult and dangerous tasks for astronauts but are needed to repair or install equipment or carry out manual work.
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spacewalks → say → work
Canadian astronaut Joshua Kutryk says seeing Earth 'changed' him
Canadian astronaut Joshua Kutryk conducts his 1st spacewalk
The campaign to upgrade the solar arrays began in 2021 and is expected to increase the station's power-generation capacity by up to 30 per cent, according to the agency.
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campaign → say → agency
Before Kutryk, the last Canadian to perform a spacewalk was David Saint-Jacques in 2019.
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Canadian → perform → 2019
Kutryk and his fellow crew members took off for the International Space Station on Oct. 1 for a mission expected to last six months.
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Kutryk → take → mission
The Canadian Space Agency said several Canadians played key roles in Thursday's spacewalk.
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Canadians → say → spacewalk
Those include CSA astronaut Jenni Gibbons, who communicated with the crew as capsule communicator, or CAPCOM, from Houston.
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who → include → Houston
The Canadarm2 robotic arm was used to move the solar array, while CSA teams in Longueuil, Que., helped support operations.
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teams → use → operations
Canadian astronaut Joshua Kutryk is shown at the Kennedy Space Center on Merritt Island, Florida in March 2026.
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Kutryk → show → March
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