ESA astronaut Hans Schlegel during his first spacewalk
Schlegel's spacewalk in pictures
ESA astronaut Hans Schlegel completed his first ever spacewalk on 13 February 2008. The second spacewalk of the STS-122 Shuttle mission lasted six hours 45 minutes. This photo was taken from one of the windows on Space Shuttle Atlantis.
Schlegel and Walheim get ready
Shortly after the spacewalk officially started to 15:27 CET (14:27 UT), Schlegel and NASA astronaut Rex Walheim headed out of the International Space Station’s Quest Airlock.
Schlegel
The spacewalkers main task was to replace a nitrogen tank used to pressurise the Station's ammonia cooling system. The replacement of the tank is part of regular Station maintenance. A new nitrogen tank was carried to ISS inside Atlantis’ payload bay.
Working on Columbus
A view of the European Columbus laboratory installed in its new home on the International Space Station.
Related links
- Schlegel's spacewalk in pictures
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Human_Spaceflight/Columbus/Schlegel_s_spacewalk_in_pictures - A great day for Europe!
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Human_Spaceflight/Columbus/A_great_day_for_Europe - Columbus Mission
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Human_Spaceflight/Columbus - Columbus Blog
SPECIALS/Columbus_Blog.html - Atlantis lifts off: the story in pictures
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Human_Spaceflight/Columbus/Atlantis_lifts_off_the_story_in_pictures - Schlegel completes first spacewalk
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Human_Spaceflight/Columbus/Schlegel_completes_first_spacewalk - Columbus installed in new home on ISS
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Human_Spaceflight/Columbus/Columbus_installed_in_new_home_on_ISS - Spacewalk underway to install Columbus
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Human_Spaceflight/Columbus/Spacewalk_underway_to_install_Columbus - Columbus laboratory arrives at Space Station
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Human_Spaceflight/Columbus/Columbus_laboratory_arrives_at_Space_Station - Europe’s Columbus laboratory leaves Earth
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Human_Spaceflight/Columbus/Europe_s_Columbus_laboratory_leaves_Earth - Columbus laboratory
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Human_Spaceflight/Columbus/Columbus_laboratory - International Space Station
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Human_Spaceflight/International_Space_Station - Human Spaceflight and Exploration
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Human_Spaceflight - NASA Kennedy Space Center
http://www.ksc.nasa.gov - European Columbus laboratory is ready to launch
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Operations/European_Columbus_laboratory_is_ready_to_launch - ESA astronaut Léopold Eyharts ready to make space history
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Human_Spaceflight/Columbus/ESA_astronaut_Leopold_Eyharts_ready_to_make_space_history