Astronauts go on space walk to hook up new 'room'

Two astronauts went out on a spacewalk today to wire up the International Space Station’s newest room and keep the next shuttle visit on track.

Two astronauts went out on a spacewalk today to wire up the International Space Station’s newest room and keep the next shuttle visit on track.

Commander Peggy Whitson and Daniel Tani needed to hook up power and heater cables and fluid lines between the space station and the Harmony compartment that was delivered by the shuttle last month.

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