Endeavor astronauts carry out last spacewalk

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Source: CCTV.com | 11-25-2008 10:51

Astronauts from the space shuttle Endeavor on Monday successfully carried out their last spacewalk at the International Space Station.

Their aim was to finish an unprecedented clean and lube job that they began a week ago.

In this image from NASA TV, astronaut Stephen Bowen is seen during a space walk outside the International Space Station, Monday, Nov. 24, 2008.(AP Photo/NASA TV)

Spacewalkers Stephen Bowen and Shane Kimbrough hoped to wrap up work on a jammed solar-wing rotary joint and, as a precaution, squirt some extra grease on another joint that works well.

Kimbrough also gave the rotary gear a new dose of lubricant as the solar array cannot accurately track the movement of the sun without a smoothly working gear.

It was the fourth spacewalk for Endeavour's astronauts.The astronauts also worked on a machine that is supposed to recycle waste water into drinking water.