Shuttle astronauts prepare robot arm for 1st use (AP)

Courtesy Ytop stories  Sat, 06/07/2008 - 2:35pm

This image provided by NASA shows the Japanese Pressurized Module, left, the Japanese Logistics Module, top center, the Harmony node, center, the Destiny laboratory, right, of the International Space Station, and the forward section of Space Shuttle Discovery, while docked to the station, are featured in this image photographed by a crewmember during the STS-124 mission's second planned spacewalk on day six of the mission, Thursday, June 5, 2008.<br /><br />(AP Photo/NASA)AP - Astronauts debuted the international space station's newest piece of equipment Saturday during a successful but very limited test.




 

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