Tuesday, October 7, 2014

First Spacewalk Complete for Expedition 41


Wiseman Prepares for Spacewalk - Courtesy NASA

Article: Wiseman and Gerst Complete First Spacewalk of Expedition 41 - NASA

Expedition 41 Astronauts Reid Wiseman of NASA and Alexander Gerst of the ESA completed their first of three Expedition 41 spacewalks today. Today's spacewalk was completed at 2:43 p.m. EDT, outside the Quest airlock of the International Space Station. The walk lasted 6 hours and 13 minutes.

This walk focused on servicing exterior space station components, including a failed cooling pump, replacing a light on an external camera group, and adding live-power capability for spacewalk workers.

NASA TV: Live Feed - NASA

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