Grapple fixture prepared for installation on Columbus.
Rex Walheim and Stan Love have moved to the shuttle payload bay and are preparing to install a grapple fixture on the Columbus module.
Walheim is detaching cables from the Columbus module so it can be moved from the payload bay. Love is removing meteorite shields to make room for the grapple fixture.
Once attached to the robot arm foot restraint, Love will ride the robot arm and carry the grapple fixture that he and Walheim will attach to the Columbus module.
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.
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Spacewalkers: Walheim (left) and Love
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