NASA Astronauts conduct third spacewalk of mission STS-127
Astronaut Tim Kopra works to prepare the berthing mechanisms on the Kibo laboratory and the Japanese Exposed Facility (JEF) for the JEF installation on Kibo, during this the first of five planned spacewalks for the STS-127 crew on July 18, 2009. When the Endeavour crew returns to Earth, Kopra will stay aboard the station to serve as a flight engineer. (UPI Photo/NASA)
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