Shuttle crew finishes last spacewalk
Astronauts put the final touches on a new solar power unit for the International Space Station in their last spacewalk before the scheduled departure of the shuttle Atlantis, Johnson Space Center officials said.
During a 6 1/2 -hour spacewalk, Atlantis crew members Patrick Forrester and Steven Swanson set up a rotary joint for a new array of solar panels that will enable them to track the sun and generate additional electricity for the station. The work was to be tested today.
The shuttle has enough supplies to stay at the space station until Wednesday if problems arise but is scheduled to leave Tuesday and return to Kennedy Space Center on Thursday.
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