NASA Discovery Astronauts Repair Solar Array

Boston (dbTechno) – A spacewalk was held on Saturday to attempt to repair a solar panel on the International Space Station, a new addition to NASA Discovery astronauts’ mission.

Astronaut Scot Parazynski worked very hard on the International Space Station on Saturday along with others as they tried to repair the solar array, and get ready to expand the station with the Harmony attachment.

The spacewalk on Saturday was to fix a ripped solar panel on the International Space Station. The repair has allowed the panels to carry electricity to the space station, which is a must.

The lead flight director for the shuttle Discovery mission, Derek Hassmann, stated that Dr. PArazynski and others pushed the limits to make the repair possible.

Parazynski went farther from the airlock than any other astronaut had ever been before, going out on a 50-foot boom. He stretched out and has to juggle repairs and avoiding being shocked by the electricity.

Former shuttle astronaut Tom Jones stated “People always said that we’re going to encounter problems we can’t even think of right now and have to be ready for them in some way. Well, here it is, the actual unexpected. And it always throws everybody a curve. We’d better get used to this.”

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