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Astronauts Spacewalk on Apollo Anniversary

By Rob Quinn,  Newser Staff

Posted Jul 21, 2009 1:20 AM CDT
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(Newser) – Two Endeavour astronauts enjoyed a successful spacewalk on the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing yesterday, reports Space.com. The astronauts, who attached three large spare parts to the International Space Station, were outside at 4:17pm—the exact time Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin touched down on the lunar surface.

"A special day to do this on the 40th anniversary of Apollo," said a crewmate coordinating the mission from inside the orbiter. Astronauts also managed to fix the station's broken zero-gravity toilet, meaning that the 13 astronauts on board the station won't have to resort to Apollo-era bags to stow their waste.

Endeavour astronaut Thomas Marshburn floats above Earth as he finishes a six-hour spacewalk outside the space station yesterday.
Endeavour astronaut Thomas Marshburn floats above Earth as he finishes a six-hour spacewalk outside the space station yesterday.   (AP Photo/NASA TV)
Endeavour astronauts David Wolf, right, and Thomas Marshburn float above Earth as they work on attaching spare parts to the space station during a spacewalk yesterday.
Endeavour astronauts David Wolf, right, and Thomas Marshburn float above Earth as they work on attaching spare parts to the space station during a spacewalk yesterday.   (AP Photo/NASA TV)
Endeavour astronaut David Wolf hangs in space beside the robotic arm outside the International Space Station during a spacewalk yesterday.
Endeavour astronaut David Wolf hangs in space beside the robotic arm outside the International Space Station during a spacewalk yesterday.   (AP Photo/NASA TV)
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kokuaguy
Jul 21, 2009 8:54 AM CDT
This is it, deebs. I'm going to shut down the funhouse on my tummy and dive into a good book I picked up at the local branch of the Hawaii State Library System. Mahalo for recommending it. I've been saving it for a special time. ; ^) PS - Just finished a Starbucmk's Energy Coffee with 25 ml of Courvoisier so .... Call me tomorrow for report on how far I got.
brawne
Jul 21, 2009 6:52 AM CDT
Watching this live on one of our three channels is one of my fondest memories. Then, I go to ninth grade science and Mr Simpson, I still remember his name, cares only that the Beatles broke up. He actually carried in the Bowel of Cherries album and just sobbed. Thank God that was the same year that I had the Harvard grad English teacher whose husband was in Vietnam and she threw the book in the trash and spent a year diagraming sentences based on Dark Shadows. Mrs. Cline--a year of her and I can spot anything that won't fit on the diagram. The only thing that was tough is that it was a school on an Army base, so when you heard the heels during class, you knew that someone was about to get bad news, One day, the heels stopped in front of Mrs. Clines' door and I watched the blood drain from her face. But they were coming for my friend, Frank Sweet, and his dad was the one who was dead. I hate war.

 
NASA • International Space Station • Endeavor • spacewalk • moon landings • Apollo 11

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