Columbus can now be grappled by the ISS robot arm.
Rex Walheim and Stan Love, riding the robot arm, have installed a grapple fixture on the Columbus module.
The spacewalkers struggled with the bolts, which finally were seated.
"Four bolts in guys," said one spacewalker.
The 102nd spacewalk to build the ISS began at 9:13 a.m. EST and will last 6.5 hours.
Walheim wears a spacesuit with solid red bands. His helmet camera is No. 16. Love's suit has broken red stripes. His helmet camera is No. 18.
Later today, the pair will prepare a nitrogen tank for installation on the ISS during Wednesday's spacewalk.
Also today, the Columbus module will be moved by the station robot arm to its berth on the space station, where it will be attached with motorized bolts.
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Spacewalkers: Walheim (left) and Love
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