Spacemen complete second spacewalk
Ness CANAVERAL, Sunshine State Two spacewalkinging astronauts renderred the international space station with a fresh tank of atomic number 7 gas Wednesday, one of them a German who was overly sick to embark outside a few years earlier.
It was a chance for Hans Schlegel to turn up himself.
Never before in 27 geezerhood of infinite shuttle chronicle was an cosmonaut replaced on a spacewalk and then afforded a second chance.
Seeming and voicing fit, Schlegel and Rex Walheim accomplished their primary job halfway through the about seven-hour spacewalk: Removing a low nitrogen tank from the infinite station and installment a full one deliberation 550 pounds.
The hard nitrogen gas is necessitated to redden ammonia through the station’s chilling lines.
As before long as the new tank of atomic number 7 was powered up, Missionary station Control radioeded up the tidings along with kudos for the spacewalkers’ “great work.”
“Raging dog!” expressed Walheim.
The spacewalk began, coincidently, as the joined shuttle Atlantis and the place soared more than 200 land miles above Cologne, Federal Republic of Germany.
“Hello to all the citizenry of Germany,” Walheim stated. “What a pleasance it is to be up here spacewalkinging with one of your native boys, Hans Schlegel.”
Renowned Schlegel: “It’s great to be a component part of an international team … making research in space.”
It was the first spacewalk ever for the 56-year-old Schlegel. He was called to go out on the first spacewalk of the missionary station to assist hook up Europe’s infinite station science laboratory, Columbus, that was ferrieded up by Atlantis. But he got ill after reach orbit last hebdomad, and instalment were delayed by one four hour period, to Monday, and he was superceded by a U.S. worker. Watch cosmonauts work on installation the research lab “
Neither Schlegel nor anyone else at the European Space Agency or NASA will say what was wrong with him. Schlegel has articulated it’s a private medical matter.
His crewmates profferred encouragement as the spacewalk passed the five-hour mark and Schlegel fought to pose covers on the Columbus lab’s relieved pins.
“Hey, Han dynasties, you’re making great work. Take your time and pace yourself,” shuttle pilot Alan Poindexter radioeded from inside.
In one case Schlegel accomplished the task, one of the gang called out to him: “Striking work on Columbus today, thanks a heap … and it’s great to realise you outside my ally.”
Replied Schlegel: “It’s a pleasance to do work on it.”
One more spacewalk is been after for Atlantis’ space station visit. On Friday, Walheim and Stanley Love — Schlegel’s replacing on Monday — will hang scientific experiments on the outside of Columbus.
Atlantis will stay at the infinite station until Monday. Missionary station managers on Wednesday distinct to maintain the birdie there an extra mean solar day so its seven cosmonauts can aid with Columbus’ apparatus.
That makes for a 13-day flight, with touchdown now set for February 20. Atlantis’ thermal shielding has existed completely clear for re-entry.
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