NASA astronaut Sunni Williams, one-half Boeing Starliner crew who have been stuck on the International Space Station for months, took part in a spacewalk on Thursday to do some repairs to the orbiting laboratory.

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NASA astronaut Suni Williams, one of two astronauts stranded on the International Space Station (ISS) for seven months, conducted her first spacewalk Thursday during the extended mission.