Station Crew Relaxes Before Second Spacewalk

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In this image taken Friday Expedition 17 Flight Engineer Greg Chamitoff (right) works inside the International Space Stations Destiny Laboratory as Commander Sergei Volkov moves past. Credit: NASA TV
In this image taken Friday, Expedition 17 Flight Engineer Greg Chamitoff (right) works inside the International Space Station’s Destiny Laboratory as Commander Sergei Volkov moves past. Credit: NASA TV
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Soaring high above the Earth, the Expedition 17 crew members aboard the International Space Station spent some time Monday relaxing before their second spacewalk, which is slated for about 1:10 p.m. EDT Tuesday. The crew also reviewed the spacewalk timeline and closed hatches on the station in preparation for the excursion.


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