Britain Gets 1st Spacewalker; Station Power Grid Needs Fixed

Two astronauts — including Britain's first spacewalker — ventured outside Friday morning to restore full power to the International Space Station. British spaceman Timothy Peake and NASA's Timothy Kopra need to replace an electronic box that failed two months ago, slashing station power by one-eighth. The breakdown did not disrupt work 250 miles up, but NASA wanted the power grid fixed as soon as possible in case something else failed. As Peake floated out, space station...

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