Discovery astronauts, Steve Bowen and Alvin Drew completed a six-hour, 14-minute spacewalk on Wednesday at 4:56 p.m. EST. This was the final spacewalk, the 244th by U.S. astronauts. It was the seventh for Bowen totaling 47 hours, 18 minutes and places him sixth on the all-time list.
It was the second spacewalk for Drew, totaling 12 hours, 48 minutes. It was the 155th spacewalk in support of International Space Station assembly and maintenance, totaling 973 hours, 53 minutes, equal to 40 full days of spacewalks.
Bowen and Drew performed the first spacewalk, completing it in 6 hours 34 minutes. The astronauts installed a power extension cable, moved a failed ammonia pump module and installed a camera and extensions to the mobile transporter rail.
Commander Steve Lindsey, is leading the STS-133 mission, and in addition to astronauts Bowen and Drew, he is joined by Pilot Eric Boe and Mission Specialists Michael Barratt and Nicole Stott.
Discovery’s crew members departed for the International Space Station on February 24, and are expected to return to the Kennedy Space Center, after completing the 11-day flight, on March 7, at 12:44 pm.
