A Busy Space Walk at the Space Station
Explanation:
What's that astronaut doing?
Unloading a space shuttle -- for the last time.
After the
space
shuttle Atlantis docked with the
Mike Fossum underwent a long spacewalk that included carrying a
Robotics Refueling Mission (RRM) payload from Atlantis' cargo bay to a platform
used by the space station's famous
robot DEXTRE.
On Earth, the
RRM box would have the weight of about
three people and be much more difficult to carry.
Pictured
above on the far left,
DEXTRE prepares to help move a failed space pump back
to Atlantis.
Visible behind the astronaut is the space station's
Kibo Experimental Module.
The much awaited
final
shuttle return flight is currently scheduled for 5:56 am
EDT Thursday, July 21.
Quiz:
How many national flags appear, at least in part, in the above image?
Authors & editors:
Robert Nemiroff
(MTU) &
Jerry Bonnell
(USRA)
NASA Web Site Statements, Warnings,
and Disclaimers
NASA Official: Jay Norris.
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LHEA at
NASA /
GSFC
& Michigan Tech. U.
