Shuttle Astronauts Make 1st of 3 Spacewalks
Two spacewalking astronauts ventured outside and hung a giant handgrip and cosmic-debris shields on the International Space Station.
It was the first of three spacewalks planned during shuttle Endeavour’s weeklong visit to the space station.
Endeavour astronauts Franklin Chang-Diaz and Philippe Perrin savored the moment as they emerged from the 240-mile-high orbiting complex on the first spacewalk of their careers.
Their spacewalks on Tuesday and Thursday will focus on the space station’s robot arm.
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