Spacewalkers Install Ammonia Tank Assembly on Station

Second of Three STS-128 Spacewalks Concludes

Fri, 04 Sep 2009 07:14:37 AM UTC+0200

Discovery_128The second of three STS-128 spacewalks concluded Friday at 12:51 a.m. EDT. It was 6 hour, 39 minutes. The spacewalkers, Danny Olivas and Christer Fuglesang, completed their major objectives and some get-ahead tasks, including the installation of portable foot restraints on the station’s truss. The mission status briefing is scheduled to begin at 1:30 a.m. EDT. The participants will be ISS Flight Director Heather Rarick and Lead Spacewalk Officer Zeb Scoville.

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