STS-108 Extravehicular
Activities
The STS-108 crew performed
the 31st spacewalk in support of International Space Station assembly
and maintenance. Learn more about
the spacewalks required to build the International Space Station.
EVA
Astronaut and Suit ID
Linda Godwin: Red stripes
Daniel Tani: Solid white suit
Shuttle
Robot Arm Operator
Mark Kelly
Spacewalk
Coordinator
Dominic Gorie
EVA 1
Linda Godwin, Daniel Tani
Actual Time: 4 hours, 12 minutes
Actual Start Time: 11:52 a.m. CST (1752 GMT) Dec. 10, 2001
Actual End Time: 4:04 p.m. CST (2204 GMT) Dec. 10, 2001
Godwin and Tani installed
insulating blankets around two cylindrical mechanisms -- Beta Gimbal
Assemblies -- that rotate the International Space Station's large
U.S. solar array wings. They also performed get-ahead tasks in preparation
for STS-110's spacewalks.
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