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Article Images  How to become an astronaut  Even in space - you have to brush your teeth! What qualities do you need?  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.
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.
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.  Dutch ESA astronaut Andre Kuipers in the Soyuz simulator during training at Star City near Moscow. In preparation for his Soyuz mission to the International Space Station currently scheduled for Spring 2004. Public relations  ESA astronauts Christer Fuglesang and Thomas Reiter during an inflight call with Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden and Swedish Minister for Industry Maud Olofsson. (Friday 15 December) Last update: 22 May 2009 |