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Astronauts Deliver Space Lab

Posted Feb 11, 08 8:10 PM CST in Science & Health 

(Newser) – Two astronauts endured a long spacewalk today to deliver the Columbus lab to the International Space Station, the Houston Chronicle reports. Rex Walheim and Stan Love struggled with heater cables, but guided the 15-ton lab while a station astronaut moved it with a robot arm. The 8-hour walk was the first of three scheduled this week to attach the lab to its orbital outpost.

"Welcome to spacewalking, buddy," Walheim told Love, the stand-in for a German astronaut who fell ill this weekend. "It's awesome," Love said.  Love and Walheim also prepped a nitrogen tank for replacement, and spotted a 2-millimeter ding on the station's exterior. The $2.1 billion research lab is Europe's contribution to the space station.

Sources Houston Chronicle, Space.com

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In this image from NASA Television International Space Station commander Peggy Whitson, center, and Atlantis commanger Steve Frick, far right, prepare astronaut Rex Walheim, center rear, for a spacewalk,...   (Associated Press)
This image from NASA Television shows a close up view of part of the Columbus module that will be installed on the International Space Station, Monday, Feb. 11, 2008. (AP Photo/NASA TV)   (Associated Press)
In this image taken from video provided by NASA TV, the space shuttle Atlantis is seen from the International Space Station during a maneuver, Saturday, Feb. 9, 2008. Atlantis maneuvered toward a rendezvous...   (Associated Press)
In this image from NASA Television astronaut Rex Walheim, left, and Stanley Love are seen during a spacewalk to install the Columbus module on the International Space Station, Monday, Feb. 11, 2008. (AP...   (Associated Press)
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