Atlantis Astronauts Making 2nd Spacewalk

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Spacewalker Pat Forrester rides on the end of the stations robotic arm to assist with the retraction of a solar array. Image credit: NASA TV
Spacewalker Pat Forrester rides on the end of the station's robotic arm to assist with the retraction of a solar array. Image credit: NASA TV

Astronauts Pat Forrester and Steve Swanson kicked off STS-117’s second spacewalk at 2:28 p.m. EDT today. The objectives of the excursion are to continue preparing the newly installed Starboard 3 and 4 (S3/S4) truss segment for operation and to assist with the retraction of the starboard solar array on the Port 6 (P6) truss.


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