SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468
*Revved Up for Another Spacewalk*
ISS014-E-13301 --- Sunita Williams participates in extravehicular activity Image above: Suni Williams, Expedition 14 flight engineer, participates in the second of three spacewalks in nine days. Image credit: NASA
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Commander Mike Lopez-Alegria and Flight Engineer Suni Williams continue to prepare for Thursday's excursion outside the International Space Station. Using instructional aids, Lopez-Alegria and Williams configured the required tools and gear, reviewed the updated spacewalk procedures and held a space-to-ground conference with Houston specialists to discuss details worked out in Mission Control.
On Tuesday, Williams began spacesuit battery charging in the U.S. airlock, while Lopez-Alegria charged the digital camera system battery. Pre-spacewalk medical checkups are also performed. The spacewalk will begin around 9 a.m. EST and last an estimated 6 hours, 30 minutes.
By the end of the spacewalk Lopez-Alegria will be in second place for the most spacewalk time by an American astronaut.
+ Read more about the spacewalks http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition14/exp14_evas.html + Watch NASA TV http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html
+ Expedition 14 Mission Status Briefing Materials, Jan. 26, 2007 http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition14/exp14_msb_012607.html + Read more about Expedition 14 http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition14/index.html + Read more about Expedition 15 http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition15/index.html + View crew's daily timelines http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/timelines/index.html