Discovery Ship: Will step out into space

NASA has just decided to extend Discovery's flight by a day more than the previous 12 days and nights, so that astronauts have the opportunity to step out into space.

Discovery ship was launched on July 4, 2006 (Photo: AP) On July 7, astronauts aboard the Discovery ship began carrying out the supply work just a day after successfully connecting the space shuttle to International Space Station (ISS).

Astronaut Lia Nowak and Stephanie Wilsson had a hard working day in the ISS controlling the robotic arm to push a container made by Italy from the cargo compartment of Discovery ship to close to the ISS station.

This multifunctional cylindrical module has been paired with ISS and astronauts will transfer clothes and food from this module to the ISS in the next few days.

In addition to necessities, a refrigeration device is used to preserve scientific research samples, an incubator to study plant growth in the universe and a system to produce oxygen to supply the needs. oxygen for six ISS travelers will also be transferred from this module to the ISS station.

In addition, astronauts also brought two sets of astronaut clothes to make two trips out of space. Under the plan, the flight's first outbound flight will be made on July 8.

Meanwhile, experts from the US Aeronautics Agency (NASA) are also studying hundreds of photos of insulated shells outside the Discoverydo ISS ship, to detect potential threats to security. all of this ship when returning to earth.

NASA also said that if any incident occurs with Discovery, the generation of spacecraft that has served the conquest of the universe for 25 years will immediately have to be eliminated compared to the intended deadline. in 2010.