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Astronauts complete space walk to repair space station

OCT 08, 2014
Physics Today

Guardian : Yesterday astronauts completed the first of three space walks outside the International Space Station. Reid Wiseman of NASA and Alexander Gerst of the European Space Agency worked for 6.5 hours to take care of several tasks, including moving a failed cooling pump into storage and replacing a light in a TV camera. The next two space walks are scheduled for 15 October and 22 October.

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