Spacewalker Shane Kimbrough is wrapping up a lube job outside the International Space Station while crewmate Steve Bowen tackles a hodge-podge of work outside the Japanese section of the outpost.Working at the portside end of the station's expansive central truss, Kimbrough is finishing up work associated with lubricating a giant wheel-like gear that turns solar wings on that side of the outpost.
He also installed a new camera on the station truss, one that will be used to help guide robotic Japanese cargo carriers to a berthing port at the station. Mission Control reported that the camera is working as expected.
Bowen now is on top of the Japanese Kibo science research facility, where he will install two Global Positioning System antennas. The GPS antennas are to be placed on the exterior of a cylindrical module that serves as a storage attic atop the lab.
The antennas also will help guide the Japanese HTV cargo carriers to safe dockings at the station when flights begin late next year.
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