Today (May 27) marked the 159th spacewalk devoted to International Space Station assembly and maintenance since construction began in 1998, the eighth so far this year. U.S., Russian, European, Japanese and Canadian astronauts have logged 1,002 hours and 37 minutes of EVA time at the station.
Astronauts Mike Fincke and Greg Chamitoff spent more than seven hours outside the International Space Station this morning transferring the shuttle Endeavour's 50-foot inspection boom over to the lab's truss. The boom will help the station's robot arm reach further if needed in the future.
The spacewalkers also installed a new grapple fixture on the boom and removed bolts from a spare arm for the station's Dextre robotic handyman, accomplishing all the major objectives of the EVA.
Kevin
Simulated Canadian Space Agency
