Endeavour astronauts carry out 2nd spacewalk

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Source: CCTV.com | 11-21-2008 10:14

Two of NASA's Shuttle Endeavour astronauts ventured outside the International Space Station on Thursday for a second spacewalk. But that's after losing half of their gear during the first spacewalk.

This image provided by NASA shows the Space Shuttle Endeavour backdropped by a colorful Earth and the  blackness of space, the Leonardo Multi-Purpose Logistics Module visible in Space Shuttle Endeavour's payload bay, in this image photographed by a STS-126 crewmember  Saturday Nov. 15, 2008.(AP Photo/NASA)

They have been working on one of the space station's two rotary joints which are needed to pivot solar wing panels to face the sun for power.

Last year, NASA discovered one joint was contaminated with metal filings and locked it in place to prevent additional damage.

The two astronauts began cleaning and lubricating the joint on Tuesday. And now, they have to share grease guns and other tools for further repair work after one of their tool kits floated away.

The two astronauts are scheduled to carry out a total of four spacewalks during Endeavor's fifteen-day mission.