Patriotic Photos August 17, 2010 | |
Reflecting
on his experience as he emerged from the craft into the daylight on the
Expedition 24 mission's second spacewalk, astronaut Doug Wheelock said
"the colors of the Earth just explode at you as you exit toward the
planet. Notice what looks like scorch marks on the hatch thermal cover,
the effect of vacuum and atomic oxygen on the threads and thread sealant
used on the thermal cover. The 'smell' of space follows suit, I've heard
it described like burnt cake or cookies, or like the smell of an
extinguished match."
Wheelock and fellow astronaut Tracy Caldwell Dyson completed the second
of three spacewalks to remove a failed ammonia coolant pump module on
the station's S1 truss on Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2010.
Image Credit: NASA | |
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