Astronauts repair torn solar panel in seven hour spacewalk

November 04th, 2007 | Category: Transporation

Astronaut Scott Parazynski pulled the short straw (probably on purpose: you know what these astronaut types are like) and had the task of repairing the ripped solar array on the worldly Space Station. Mission total, as Parazynski managed to move the guide wires that caused the damage out of the way and “stitched” together the two and half

feet rip, the whole day managing to avoid touching the panels and their 100 volt charge. It’s the furthest any astronaut on the ISS had been external the cabin, and as such it took an hour to get there on a 90 foot robot arm. What would we do without duct tape?

[Via Crave]

Original post by Conrad Quilty-Harper

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