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ISS Expedition 16: EVA Saturday

Another spacewalk is on tap for ISS astronauts Whitson and Tani.  NASA reports:

Station Crew Ramps up for Saturday Spacewalk

Expedition 16 spacewalk
Image Above: Expedition 16 Commander Peggy Whitson (upper left) and Flight Engineer Dan Tani work outside the International Space Station during Tuesday's spacewalk. Image credit: NASA TV

Spacewalkers Peggy Whitson and Dan Tani are scheduled to exit the International Space Station Saturday at 6 a.m. EST. Their activities will be similar to Tuesday’s spacewalk.

+ Read more about Tuesday's spacewalk

Whitson and Tani will hook up more electrical and fluid connections between the Harmony Node 2 and the Destiny laboratory. They also will move another 300-pound, 18.5 foot fluid tray, the Loop B fluid tray, from a temporary location on the station’s main truss to the Destiny lab. The Loop B fluid tray will be placed on the opposite side of where the Loop A fluid tray was placed on Tuesday.

The Expedition 16 crew took a break Wednesday but continue preparing for Saturday’s spacewalk. Preparations include conferences with ground controllers, timeline reviews and readying the spacesuits.

+ View crew daily timelines
+ Read more about Expedition 16

Check the links at right for play-by-play and NASA TV.