STS127 EVA#2 HIGHLIGHTS Crew Completes Second Spacewalk

Spacewalkers Dave Wolf and Tom Marshburn wrapped up a six hour, 53 minute spacewalk at 6:20 p.m. EDT.

Wolf and Marshburn completed most of their planned tasks, deferring a video camera setup to a future spacewalk. Wolf removed three hardware spares a Ku-Band Space-to-Ground Antenna, a Pump Module and a Linear Drive Unit, from the Integrated Cargo Carrier Vertical Light Deployable (ICC-VLD). With each spare in hand, Wolf rode the space station robotic arm from the ICC to the Port 3 external stowage platform (ESP-3), where he and Marshburn attached them for long-term storage. Julie Payette and Doug Hurley operated the robotic arm. Marshburn mounted a grapple bar onto an ammonia tank assembly so that the STS-128 space shuttle mission in August can move the tank by robotic arm. Marshburn also attached two insulation sleeves for the Station to Shuttle Power Transfer System.

This was the second of five STS-127 spacewalks, the 127th in support of International Space Station assembly and maintenance, totaling 792 hours, 31 minutes. It was the 215th American spacewalk in history. It was Wolfs sixth spacewalk, totaling 38 hours, 44 minutes and placing him 19th on the all-time list. It was Marshburns first excursion.

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[edveneno]

I worked on the SGANT!

[amadablam1]

Alien birds! lol

[cdcec]

it's a bird!

[60moments]

omg! I know what it is!

its an air bubble they are underwater!

omg america lied like the dam chinese!!

[LTUcronus]

It might be space rubbish

[amadablam1]

Look at 5.08 to the left of the screen just as the commentary starts there is a fast UFO (not saying aliens; just saying something is there and its fast)

[tobitege]

Again, incredible backdrop views (2:30). Their arms must be aching after hours of translating by grabbing the rails over and over again.