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Just before the beginning of the Saturday spacewalk, Express Logistics Carrier 2 was installed on S3 by the... http://ff.im/bPpKw about 8 hours ago from FriendFeed
The final scheduled task of the spacewalk was installation of a wireless video system on S3. The system transmits... http://ff.im/bPpvV about 8 hours ago from FriendFeed
Next, after a trip back to the airlock to recharge the spacesuits’ oxygen, was deployment of a payload attachment... http://ff.im/bPpoL about 8 hours ago from FriendFeed
Then they relocated the station’s floating potential measurement unit to the Port 1 Truss. The device, which... http://ff.im/bPpjC about 8 hours ago from FriendFeed
The first job was installing an antenna assembly called GATOR on a Columbus module handrail. The assembly includes... http://ff.im/bPpj1 about 8 hours ago from FriendFeed
Mike Foreman and Randy Bresnik wound up a successful 6-hour, 8-minute outing after completing their scheduled tasks... http://ff.im/bPp8E about 8 hours ago from FriendFeed
Foreman and Bresnik are now both inside the Qwest airlock and are closing the hatch; images: NASA TV [pic] http://ff.im/bOyqX about 17 hours ago from FriendFeed
Foreman and Bresnik will soon begin gathering their equipment and making their way to the Qwest airlock;... [pic] http://ff.im/bOvNx about 17 hours ago from FriendFeed
Pictures from Mike Foreman's helmet camera; includes the station, Earth and Atlantis; credits: NASA TV [pic] http://ff.im/bOugM about 18 hours ago from FriendFeed
Foreman and Bresnik close their visors as they enter another orbital sunrise; images: NASA TV [pic] http://ff.im/bOqZy about 18 hours ago from FriendFeed
Still running ahead of schedule, the spacewalkers are taking on more “get ahead” work. They are going to disconnect... http://ff.im/bOq9T about 18 hours ago from FriendFeed
The STS-129 crew was planning to deploy two PAS in three spacewalks and actually deployed three PAS in two... http://ff.im/bOq9q about 18 hours ago from FriendFeed
The final Payload Attach System (PAS) on the “to do” list was deployed by Mike Foreman and Randy Bresnik about four... http://ff.im/bOq31 about 18 hours ago from FriendFeed
Views from Mike Foremans's helmet camera; credits: NASA TV [pic] http://ff.im/bOmFQ about 19 hours ago from FriendFeed
Views from Randy Bresnik's helmet camera; credits: NASA TV [pic] http://ff.im/bOlBt about 19 hours ago from FriendFeed
The astronauts continue to be well ahead of schedule. Next, they will deploy the final PAS, the attach system on the... http://ff.im/bOkkK about 19 hours ago from FriendFeed
The PAS is a cargo attachment point, and this is the location where the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer will be... http://ff.im/bOkiA about 19 hours ago from FriendFeed
Spacewalkers Mike Foreman and Randy Bresnik deployed the inboard Payload Attach System (PAS) on the space-facing... http://ff.im/bOkgW about 19 hours ago from FriendFeed
At least an hour ahead of schedule, Mike Foreman and Randy Bresnik relocated a Floating Potential Measurement Unit,... http://ff.im/bOh0g about 20 hours ago from FriendFeed
Spacewalkers Mike Foreman and Randy Bresnik are about 40 minutes ahead of schedule. They installed a Grappling... http://ff.im/bOgMq about 20 hours ago from FriendFeed

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