Expedition 16 flight engineer Garrett Reisman participated in the STS-123 mission's first scheduled spacewalk as construction and maintenance continue on the International Space Station.
Expedition 16 flight engineer Garrett Reisman participated in the STS-123 mission’s first scheduled spacewalk as construction and maintenance continue on the International Space Station. During the seven-hour spacewalk, Reisman and fellow astronaut Rick Linnehan prepared the Japanese logistics module-pressurized section for removal from Endeavour’s payload bay; opened the Centerline Berthing Camera System on top of the Harmony module; removed the Passive Common Berthing Mechanism and installed both the Orbital Replacement Unit tool change out mechanisms on the Canadian-built Dextre robotic system, the final element of the station’s Mobile Servicing System.Image Credit: NASA