Spacewalk No. 2: Astronauts head back outside (AP)
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Discovery's astronauts are making digit test spacewalk at the International Space Station.
It's the last spacewalk of the shuttle assignment and the test digit involving Discovery. The shuttle module be retired after this flight.
Stephen Bowen and Alvin Drew floated discover Wednesday morning. They module refresh liquid discover of a busted viscus they settled during Monday's spacewalk. They also module establish a camera, reddened and equipment covers, and vanish whatever insulation.
A leak in Bowen's suit had to be immobile before they could venture out.
Overseeing the action from Mission Control is astronaut Timothy Kopra. He was questionable to be the advance spacewalker, but was hurt in a cycle happening last month. Bowen replaced him.
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