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nasa delays spacewalk to fix solar wing
thu nov 1, 2007 12:50pm edt
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cape canaveral, florida (reuters) - nasa on thursday delayed a risky spacewalk to fix a torn solar wing panel on the international space station until saturday, giving engineers more time to plan the unprecedented task.
dangling from an extension boom, astronaut scott parazynski will attempt to install home-made braces to the broken hinges on one of the station's power-collecting wings.
the boom will be mounted on the station's robotic crane to hoist parazynski nearly to the end of the outstretched span.
the spacewalk had originally been targeted for friday to allow time for a second repair attempt before space shuttle discovery departs in case the first one failed.
but with so many new procedures, robotic arm operations and safety concerns about having an astronaut work close to an electrically charged device, managers decided allow one more day to plan the outing.
aboard the station, commander peggy whitson and discovery pilot george zamka set up an impromptu workshop to fashion aluminum strips into harnesses to take the load off the broken hinges on the station's ripped wing panel.
wearing protective goggles, the two cut strips of aluminum, taped pieces together for strength and punched holes so wire ties can bind the brace to the damaged solar panel.
the flap tore on tuesday as astronauts were extending the panel. engineers are not sure exactly what happened, but fixing the damage has become the top priority of discovery's extended, 15-day mission. continued...
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