Original URL: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/11/25/endeavour_mission_extended/
Endeavour ISS gig extended one day
New Water Recovery System still not taking the p*ss
Posted in Space, 25th November 2008 12:47 GMT
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Endeavour's STS-126 mission to the ISS has been extended by one day so crew can "continue troubleshooting" the orbiting outpost's new Water Recovery System (http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/behindscenes/waterrecycler.html), which has proved somewhat bothersome (http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/11/24/urine_recycler_troubles_at_iss/).
Steve Bowen (see pic, below) and Shane Kimbrough successfully ended the mission's fourth and final spacewalk at 00:31 GMT this morning, having spent six hours and seven minutes working on the starboard and port solar alpha rotary joints, installing a camera on the Port 1 Truss and attaching a GPS antenna to Japan's Kibo lab.
Endeavour will now undock on Friday, and is slated to land at Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Landing Facility at about 18:18 GMT on Sunday. ®