Spacewalk
Astronauts install new batteries on space station
May 21, 2010Astronauts from the U.S. space shuttle Atlantis finished installing a new six-pack of batteries on the International Space Station Friday during the third and final spacewalk of their mission. The six large batteries aboard the station, each weighing...
Astronauts Complete 7-Hour Spacewalk
September 06, 2009The U.S. space agency NASA says two astronauts have completed a 7-hour spacewalk outside the International Space Station. American Danny Olivas and Christer Fuglesang of Sweden unreeled 18 meters of cable for a new room scheduled to be installed on...
Cosmonauts finish a spacewalk to install protective panels on international space station
June 01, 2007Two Russian cosmonauts climbed out of the international space station to install protective panels designed to shield the orbiting outpost from dangerous space debris. Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin and flight engineer Oleg Kotov opened a hatch on the...