Thanks Jason, yeah NASA needs this boost. Just a few short years left in the shuttle program then the moon or Mars or other.
Great stuff coming from the station, a busy day they had.
STS-121 mission specialist Piers Sellers exits the International Space Station (ISS) during the first of three spacewalks planned for his mission aboard Discovery. Credit: NASA TV.
STS-121 spacewalker Piers Sellers (right) attaches tethers to the shuttle Discovery's robotic arm during the first EVA of the mission. Spacewalking partner Michael Fossum secures tools for the orbital work at left. Credit: NASA TV.
STS-121 spacewalkers Michael Fossum (left) is perched at the end of Discovery's inspection boom with Piers Sellers tethered to a nearby tool carrier. Credit: NASA TV.
NASA astronauts Piers Sellers (in striped spacesuit on right) and Michael Fossum head back to the ISS after completing their goals for their STS-121 mission's first spacewalk on July 8, 2006. Credit: NASA TV.
This still image is taken from video recorded by one of four new cameras mounted to the solid rocket boosters for NASA's space shuttle Discovery during its July 4, 2006 launch of the STS-121 mission. Credit: NASA.
STS-121 spacewalkers Piers Sellers and Michael Fossum test Discovery's orbital boom for stability as a repair work platform during their mission's first spacewalk on July 8, 2006. Credit: NASA.
In this image taken by an airborne WB-57 jet, clouds of rocket exhaust can be seen billowing ahead of Discovery as its solid rocket boosters separate from the external tank on July 4, 2006. Credit: NASA.
A up-close look at the one gap filler that analysts continue to study before clearing Discovery's heat shield for reentry on July 8, 2006. Credit: NASA/JSC.