Astronaut Scott Parazynski, STS-120 mission specialist, participates in the third scheduled session of extra-vehicular activity (EVA) on flight day eight as construction continues on the International Space Station. During the 7h, 8min spacewalk Parazynski and astronaut Doug Wheelock (out of frame), mission specialist, installed the P6 truss segment with its set of solar arrays to its permanent home and installed a spare main bus switching unit on a stowage platform. Parazynski also inspected the port Solar Alpha Rotary Joint to gather comparison data for the starboard rotary joint.
Space.com reports on the fourth EVA that is planned for STS-120
Jim Oberg talks about the new Chinese spaceport here and ruminates on the fact that there are two female mission commanders in orbit at the moment
Hobbyspace.com has an interesting link to some orbital debris developments – is there a solution in the offing?
And twice failed Northrop Grumman Lunar Lander Challenge competitor Armadillo Aerospace tells it like it is about its failure and posts some video and photos
