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Columbia’s First Spacewalk

Columbia's First Spacewalk
On the first-ever spacewalk from space shuttle Columbia, during the STS-87 mission, astronaut Winston E. Scott works with a simulated battery and 156-pound crane. The crane's inclusion and the work with it are part of a continuing preparation effort for future work on the International Space Station.

On the first-ever spacewalk from space shuttle Columbia, during the STS-87 mission, astronaut Winston E. Scott works with a simulated battery and 156-pound crane. The crane’s inclusion and the work with it are part of a continuing preparation effort for future work on the International Space Station.Image credit: NASA/JSC
Nov. 19 – Dec. 5, 1997