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US astronauts venture for 2nd spacewalk
Updated: 2011-03-03 11:07
(Xinhua)
![]() US astronaut Ronald Garan (R) goes through training procedures with Russian cosmonauts Alexandr Samokutyaev and Andrey Borisenko (L) aboard a simulator of the International Space Station in Russia's Star city March 2, 2011. [Photo/Agencies]
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![]() Astronaut Steve Bowen works outside the International Space Station during his spacewalk in this image from NASA TV March 2, 2011. [Photo/Agencies] |
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