STS-129 astronauts complete first spacewalk
Posted: Fri, Nov 20, 2009, 6:58 AM ET (1158 GMT)
Two shuttle astronauts carried out the first spacewalk of the STS-129 mission on Thursday, working ahead of schedule and performing additional work. Astronauts Mike Foreman and Robert Satcher completed the 6-hour, 37-minute spacewalk at 4:01 pm EST (2101 GMT), completing all their planned tasks while working at times well ahead of schedule. That work included the installation of a new S-band antenna and miscellaneous repair work. The two had time to perform an additional "get ahead" task, installation of a Payload Attach System on the station's truss, which had been planned for the mission's second spacewalk. Thursday's spacewalk was the first of three planned for the mission.
Two shuttle astronauts carried out the first spacewalk of the STS-129 mission on Thursday, working ahead of schedule and performing additional work. Astronauts Mike Foreman and Robert Satcher completed the 6-hour, 37-minute spacewalk at 4:01 pm EST (2101 GMT), completing all their planned tasks while working at times well ahead of schedule. That work included the installation of a new S-band antenna and miscellaneous repair work. The two had time to perform an additional "get ahead" task, installation of a Payload Attach System on the station's truss, which had been planned for the mission's second spacewalk. Thursday's spacewalk was the first of three planned for the mission.
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