Guest guest Posted December 18, 2006 Report Share Posted December 18, 2006 Space Shuttle solar array fixed POSTED: 7:56 p.m. EST, December 18, 2006 Story Highlights • NEW: Astronauts fix Space Station's stuck solar wing • Extra spacewalk Monday will delay Discovery's return by a day until Friday• Astronauts Robert Curbeam, Christer Fuglesang worked on jammed solar wing HOUSTON, Texas (AP) -- Two spacewalking astronauts finished folding up a stubborn, accordion-like solar array Monday. The operation resolved the only complication in space shuttle Discovery's otherwise smooth mission to the international space station. Shuttle astronauts Robert Curbeam and Christer Fuglesang managed to get the last section of the 115-foot array folded into a box about five hours into the spacewalk. It was the fourth venture outside for Discovery's astronauts during their visit to the orbiting outpost. Workers in Mission Control applauded when the final section fell into the box. Curbeam radioed back that a wire was still loose, and he continued trying to fold it up. " You have a magic touch, Christer, " Discovery commander Mark Polansky told Fuglesang. The pair used a scraper to try to get the array unstuck, shook the panel and used pliers to tighten the wire that folds it up. It was a stop-and-go process with astronauts inside the space station repeatedly sending remote-controlled commands to fold up the array. The addition of Monday's impromptu spacewalk forced NASA to delay Discovery's return home by a day to Friday. http://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/space/12/18/space.shuttle.ap/index.html ---------- Forwarded message ----------Jorge Angelino <jorge.angelinoDec 18, 2006 3:43 PM NASA - Astronauts prep for spacewalkSAMVA Astronauts prep for spacewalk POSTED: 10:28 a.m. EST, December 18, 2006 Story Highlights • Extra spacewalk Monday will delay Discovery's return by a day until Friday• The spacewalk is scheduled for 2:12 p.m. ET• Astronauts are to work on a jammed solar wing http://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/space/12/18/space.shuttle.ap/index.html Dasha: Ju/Ve/Ra/Ra/Ve Best wishes, Jorge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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