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The
Joint Airlock, named Quest, allows space walks conducted
with U.S. and Russian spacesuits to be based out
of the International Space Station. Prior to Quest’s
arrival and installation during STS-104, only space
walks using the Russian Orlan spacesuit could be
based out of the station, and space walks with the
U.S. Extravehicular Mobility Unit spacesuit could
only be based out of the shuttle.
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