Former Teachers Space Walking

For the first time in history two former school teachers went on a space walk together. This was not the first space walk for either Astronaut Joseph Acaba or Richard Arnold II, but it was their first with another former teacher. Their mission today was to free up a jammed platform that is located near the solar wings.

The platform would not budge and the astronauts were told to tie it down so would not cause any problems. Space debris was a concern of NASA as Sunday the station had to dodge a 4-inch piece that was projected to come very close and earlier this month the astronauts had to hide in the emergency getaway capsule for fear of debris.

The two crews are aiming for a Wednesday departure and a touchdown on Saturday.