Of Space Shuttle Discovery STS-128
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Post Date: Saturday morning, September 05, 2009
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3rd and Final Spacewalk set for Saturday evening
This image is from STS-128 mission's first spacewalk and shows astronauts Danny Olivas and Nicole Stott (right) hard at work!
Image Credit: NASA
Crew Prepares for Third Spacewalk
Friday - 9:49pm EDT
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After a review of spacewalk procedures, mission specialists Danny Olivas and Christer Fuglesang are slated to spend the night in the Quest airlock.
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The third and final spacewalk of the STS-128 mission is scheduled to begin at 4:49pm EDT Saturday.
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POST UPDATE:
4:55pm EDT
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Today’s Spacewalk is now on its way and it kicked off a little early at 4:39pm EDT.
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NASA brings us this report...
Third Spacewalk of STS-128 Mission Begins
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At 4:39pm EDT, NASA astronaut Danny Olivas and ESA astronaut Christer Fuglesang began the third & final spacewalk scheduled during the STS-128 mission. The spacewalk is expected to last 6.5 hours. Olivas, the STS-128 lead spacewalker, is wearing a spacesuit marked with solid red stripes. Fuglesang is wearing an all-white spacesuit.
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Their first tasks will complete work that began during the STS-127 mission. The spacewalkers will deploy an attachment system that will be used to hang spare parts on the station’s truss. They also will replace a device designed to help the station determine its position relative to the Earth.
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POST UPDATE:
11:35pm EDT
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- Today’s Spacewalk is now over and in the History Books -
Saturday’s Spacewalk concluded this evening at 11:40pm EDT.
Great Work Team NASA and Spacewalkers!!!
AJF
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