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Global area facility Commander Peggy Whitson and Flight Engineer Dan Tani finished a 7-hour, 4-minute spacewalk at 11:54 a.m. EST Saturday, continuing the outside outfitting associated with the Harmony node in its brand brand new place while watching U.S. laboratory Destiny.

Image at right: Credit: NASA television

The spacewalkers completed all tasks that are scheduled including another go through the starboard Solar Alpha Rotary Joint, and did some get-ahead act as well. The spacewalk otherwise had been comparable to usually the one on Nov. 20.

After making the airlock and starting equipment and tools, Whitson removed, vented and stowed an ammonia jumper, element of a short-term cooling loop. Getting rid of it permitted connection for the hookup of this permanent Loop B ammonia loop that is cooling a 2nd fluid tray regarding the place’s outside.