Do you want to access to this and other private contents?
Log in if you are a subscriber or click here to request service
Discovery: STS-133's first space walk carried out (VIDEO)
Cape Canaveral, USA - Mission will be extended by one day
Yesterday, on February 28th, the crew of STS-133 mission carried out its first spacewalk, or "EVA", "Extravehicular Activity". Astronauts Alvin Drew and Steve Bowen, after the preparation into the airlock of "Quest" module (see AVIONEWS) conducted a spacewalk lasting 6 hours and 34 minutes, mainly in order to install an electrical connection between the "Unity" and "Tranquility" modules and to replace...
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1126365
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency