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NASA astronaut Terry Virts pictured on 21 February during the first of three International Space Station spacewalks being conducted by the Expedition 42 crew this week. ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti who supported the spacewalk from inside the Station, posted this image on Twitter towards the end of the spacewalk, commenting: "Finally, at the very end of the spacewalk Terry was visibile from the Cupola. Now time to get them back inside!".
Connect with Samantha on social media: http://samanthacristoforetti.esa.int