Astronauts complete second STS-113 spacewalk
Posted: Fri, Nov 29, 2002, 10:19 AM ET (1519 GMT)
Two astronauts successfully completed the second of three spacewalks scheduled for the STS-113 shuttle mission on Thursday. John Herrington and Michael Lopez-Alegria spent six hours and ten minutes outside the station Thursday carrying out a variety of tasks on the new P1 truss segment installed Tuesday. During the EVA the astronauts connected fluid lines, removed launch supports, and installed a second wireless video antenna. They also reconnected cables for the first wireless video antenna, installed Tuesday, and moved the truss's handcart to the starboard truss segment. A third spacewalk by Harrington and Lopez-Alegria, to complete a number of minor tasks outside the station, is scheduled for Saturday. Thursday was the 11th time that a US manned mission was in progress during the Thanksgiving Day holiday, although it was the first Thanksgiving Day spacewalk.
Two astronauts successfully completed the second of three spacewalks scheduled for the STS-113 shuttle mission on Thursday. John Herrington and Michael Lopez-Alegria spent six hours and ten minutes outside the station Thursday carrying out a variety of tasks on the new P1 truss segment installed Tuesday. During the EVA the astronauts connected fluid lines, removed launch supports, and installed a second wireless video antenna. They also reconnected cables for the first wireless video antenna, installed Tuesday, and moved the truss's handcart to the starboard truss segment. A third spacewalk by Harrington and Lopez-Alegria, to complete a number of minor tasks outside the station, is scheduled for Saturday. Thursday was the 11th time that a US manned mission was in progress during the Thanksgiving Day holiday, although it was the first Thanksgiving Day spacewalk.
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