Editor’s note: Both gap fillers were easily removed by Steve Robinson in a matter of seconds. The first one was removed over Massachussetts, the other over the coast of France. In moving Robinson – still on the arm – back to the station, Robinson was told things might look “a little weird.” Robinson replied “Nothing is going to look weird to me after all of this.” A few minutes later he said “That was the ride of the century.”

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