December 17, 2006

Construction Work Continues Overhead

Astronauts Rewire Station, Fourth Spacewalk Approved

"The STS-116 crew completed the rewiring of the International Space Station's power system during the mission's third spacewalk. Astronauts Robert Curbeam and Sunita Williams also relocated debris shield panels, attached a grapple fixture and performed a test on the partially retracted solar array before concluding the excursion at 9:56 p.m. EST."

Additional shuttle and ISS news


Posted by kcowing at December 17, 2006 12:10 PM

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