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November 21, 2008
Space Shuttle Endeavour visits the Space Station
Spacewalking astronauts performed more repair work on a jammed joint at the international space station on Thursday, keeping a tight grip on all their tools so nothing would get away this time. A $100,000 tool bag was lost during the first spacewalk of the mission two days ago. The spacewalk -- the second of four planned for shuttle Endeavour's visit -- fell on the 10th anniversary of the space station. Before the action got under way outside, wishes of "Happy Birthday!" and "Happy Anniversary!" flew back and forth between flight controllers around the world and the space station's skipper, Mike Fincke. --associated press (13 images)

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Astronaut Steve Bowen participates in the mission's first session of extravehicular activity on Tuesday Nov. 18, as construction and maintenance continues on the International Space Station. NASA


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Space Shuttle Endeavour STS-126 is seen on launch pad 39A on its flight to deliver equipment to the International Space Station that will enable larger crews to reside aboard the complex on Friday, Nov. 14, at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Orlando Sentinel / Jacob Langston



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Space shuttle Endeavour is seen on pad 39A as the moon rises at the Kennedy Space Center, Friday, Nov. 14, in Cape Canaveral, Fla. Space shuttle Endeavour is scheduled to lift-off Friday evening on a mission to the International Space Station. NASA / Bill Ingalls



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Space Shuttle Endeavour lifts-off from pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center, Friday Nov. 14, in Cape Canaveral, Fla.. Space shuttle Endeavour seven member crew is on a mission to the International Space Station. AP / John Raoux



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Space shuttle Endeavour lifts-off from pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center, Friday Nov. 14, in Cape Canaveral, Fla.. Space shuttle Endeavour seven member crew is on a mission to the International Space Station. AP / Jim Dietz



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Photographers follow the path of space shuttle Endeavour as it lifts off from pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Friday, Nov. 14. The bright light on the right is the full moon. AP / John Raoux



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Space Shuttle Endeavor has a backdrop of clouds as it approaches the International Space Station Sunday Nov. 16, prior to docking with the space station. The Leonardo Multi-Purpose Logistics Module is visible in Endeavour's cargo bay with over 14,000 pounds of cargo for the space station. NASA



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An interior view of the Leonardo Multi-Purpose Logistics Module attached to the Earth-facing port of the International Space Station's Harmony node. Leonardo was moved from Space Shuttle Endeavour's cargo bay and linked to the station on Monday Nov. 17, carrying two water recovery systems racks for recycling urine into potable water, a second toilet system, new gallery components, two new food warmers, a food refrigerator, an experiment freezer, combustion science experiment rack, two separate sleeping quarters and a resistance exercise device that allows station crewmembers to perform a variety of exercises. NASA



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Astronaut Steve Bowen participates in the mission's first session of extravehicular activity Tuesday Nov. 18, as construction and maintenance continues on the International Space Station. NASA



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Astronaut Steve Bowen participates in the mission's first session of extravehicular activity Tuesday Nov. 18, as construction and maintenance continues on the International Space Station. NASA



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Astronaut Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper anchored to a Canadarm2 mobile foot restraint as she participates in the mission's first session of extravehicular activity Tuesday Nov. 18, as construction and maintenance continues on the International Space Station. NASA



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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. NASA



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Space Shuttle Endeavour and the International Space Station approached each other in Earth orbit prior to their Nov. 16, docking, at the same time the crewmembers aboard the station were taking pictures of the shuttle as it performed a back flip for visual survey and a series of photographs. NASA



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