Astronauts Complete Final Spacewalk of STS-128

(NASA) – The space shuttle and International Space Station crews put the third and final spacewalk of the STS-128 mission behind them. Mission specialists Danny Olivas and Christer Fuglesang completed the 7 hour, 1 minute spacewalk Saturday at 11:40 p.m. EDT.

The rest of the mission’s work will take place inside the station and shuttle. More transfer work is on the slate for Sunday, as well as some off-duty time for the crew and interviews with reporters on the ground.

Mission Specialist Danny Olivas emerges from the International Space Station to begin the third spacewalk of the STS-128 mission. Credit: NASA TV