Spacewalkers Mike Foreman and Robert Satcher completed their first of three space walks at 4:01 p.m. est today.
After finishing all their scheduled chores, including installation of a spare S-band antenna structural assembly brought up in Atlantis’ cargo bay, with two hours to spare, Foreman and Satcher were assigned a task that had been planned for the second spacewalk. They deployed the outboard Payload Attach System on the Earth-facing side of the Starboard 3 truss, after overcoming some initial difficulties.
This was the first of three STS-129 spacewalks, the 228th conducted by U.S. astronauts, the fourth for Foreman and the first for Satcher. It was the 134th in support of International Space Station assembly and maintenance, totaling 837 hours, 28 minutes. It was the 106th spacewalk out of the space station, totaling 650 hours, 13 minutes.
Source: nasa.gov
