Astronauts complete second STS-127 spacewalk
Posted: Wed, Jul 22, 2009, 1:18 PM ET (1718 GMT)
Two astronauts carried out a spacewalk outside the International Space Station on Monday, the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 landing on the Moon. Dave Wolf and Tom Marshburn spent 6 hours and 53 minutes outside the ISS on Monday, ending their EVA at 6:20 pm EDT (2220 GMT). The two moved spare parts from a cargo carrier brought to the station by Endeavour and moved them to locations on the station's truss for long-term storage. The two also carried out a set of various maintenance tasks outside the station.
Two astronauts carried out a spacewalk outside the International Space Station on Monday, the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 landing on the Moon. Dave Wolf and Tom Marshburn spent 6 hours and 53 minutes outside the ISS on Monday, ending their EVA at 6:20 pm EDT (2220 GMT). The two moved spare parts from a cargo carrier brought to the station by Endeavour and moved them to locations on the station's truss for long-term storage. The two also carried out a set of various maintenance tasks outside the station.
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