Space Hike

Astro-studs spacewalking, right now:

On the 43rd anniversary of astronaut Ed White's first U.S. spacewalk, STS124's first extra vehicular activity began at 12:22 p.m. EDT. The spacewalk officially began when Astronauts Mike Fossum and Ron Garan switched their spacesuits to internal battery power. The start of the 6.5hour spacewalk was delayed about 50 minutes while Fossum's "beanie cap" communications headset was replaced, due to a faulty cable.

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