Astronauts’ ‘priceless view’ in shuttle walk

AS NASA mulled what to do about fabric dangling from Discovery’s belly, two astronauts floated outside yesterday with another key task: to replace a failed spinning wheel that helps to steer the international space station.

Astronauts Stephen Robinson and Soichi Noguchi spent five hours exchanging the broken 660lb gyroscope, which failed in 2002, with a new one.

"Oh, the view is priceless," Mr Noguchi said as he hitched a ride to Discovery's cargo bay on the outpost's robotic arm. "I can see the moon."