Garan installs new Nitrogen Tank Assembly to right hand S1 truss
08 June 2008, 13:16:38
Spacewalker Ron Garan, perched atop the space station robotic arm, soared about 80 feet above the station complex in what has been called the "windshield wiper maneuver." First, Garan detached a spent Nitrogen Tank Assembly from the starboard S1 truss and rode the arm across to the left P3 truss. There, he exchanged the 528-pound assembly with a new one that Mike Fossum prepared for him. Station Arm operator Karen Nyberg then flew Garan back across the top of the station to the S1 truss, where Garan attached the new unit in place of the old one. With the unit bolted in place, Garan will complete electrical and fluid connections.
Nick
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