Crew Stows Spacewalk Equipment

Crew Stows Spacewalk Equipment

The Expedition 10 crewmembers spent time Wednesday stowing gear used during
Monday's successful spacewalk. They also performed routine maintenance on
International Space Station systems.

During the Monday spacewalk, Commander Leroy Chiao and Flight Engineer
Salizhan Sharipov set up three antennas on the International Space Station's
exterior. They also deployed Nanosatellite, a small Russian experiment that
is expected to help develop small satellite control techniques, monitor
satellite operations and develop new attitude system sensors.

Russian ground control reported Wednesday that Nanosatellite was more than
680 miles (1,100 kilometers) ahead of the Station and widening the distance
by more than 18 miles (30 kilometers) every orbit. Its transmitter continues
to operate normally, sending data to the ground.

The Elektron oxygen generation system is still offline, due to an unplanned
shutdown two weeks ago. Sharipov worked on a subsystem Wednesday. He will
reactivate it Thursday to continue troubleshooting the device. Oxygen from
the tank of a docked Progress spacecraft repressurized the Station's cabin
atmosphere Wednesday.

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