Shuttle Space Walk

NASA image of astronaut Steve Robinson maneuvering his way along the outside of the International Space Station. Below his feet you can see the earth.

Ain’t no way in heck. I’d love to go into space but there’s no way in heck I’d let my feet dangle like that. No freaking way.

Astronauts Test Repairs; Mission Extended

SPACE CENTER, Houston – (AP) – Two spacewalking astronauts armed with caulking guns, putty knives and foam brushes practiced fixing deliberately damaged shuttle heat shields Saturday, as NASA extended what could be its last trip to the space station for a long while.

With future shuttle flights grounded because of Discovery’s fuel-tank foam loss during liftoff, mission managers decided to keep the crew at the international space station an extra day to haul over surplus supplies and help with station maintenance.

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