STS-130: Spacewalk I

On flight day 5, Behnken and Patrick will remove a cover that has been in place to protect a port on the Unity node, the location where Tranquility will be attached robotically halfway through the spacewalk. Next, the spacewalkers will remove and store a spare parts platform from the Special Purpose Dexterous Manipulator, or DEXTRE, a two-armed space station robot capable of handling delicate assembly tasks currently performed by spacewalkers. Finally, they will install four electronics systems cables between Unity and Tranquility to bring the new node to life.

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Science & Technology

Tags:

• shuttle
• Endeavour
• STS-130
• space
• station
• Tranquility
• Cupola