 | In this image made from television, Japanese astronaut Soichi Noguchi, on arm partially hidden by gyroscope, rides the robot arm on the International space station with the new gyroscope Monday, Aug. 1, 2005. The 620 pound gyroscope, which is about the size of a washing machine, is used to maintain and adjust the station's attitude, or orientation, relative to the Earth. click to open  |
 | Astronaut Steve Robinson (bottom, left) attaches to the shuttle Discovery's robot arm during his spacewalk July 30, 2005. click to open |
 | In this image from NASA TV space shuttle Discovery Mission Specialist Steve Robinson makes his way outside the international space station during a space walk, Saturday, July 30, 2005. click to open |
 | Soichi Noguchi of Japan makes his way along the sill of the payload bay during his spacewalk with Steve Robinson of the U.S. July 30, 2005. click to open |
 | Spacewalker Stephen Robinson of the U.S. holds a spatula as he tests thermal tile repair techniques in the shuttle Discovery's payload bay July 30, 2005. Robinson and Soichi Noguchi of Japan stepped outside the shuttle on Saturday in the first U.S. spacewalk since 2002 and set to work testing damage-repair techniques developed after the Columbia disaster. click to open |
 | Space shuttle Discovery as seen from the International Space Station just prior to docking early July 28, 2005. click to open |
 | Space shuttle Discovery is seen from the International Space Station just prior to docking early July 28, 2005. Picture taken July 28, 2005. click to open |
 | This image taken by International Space Station (ISS) NASA Science Officer and Flight Engineer John Phillips of the space shuttle Discovery shows the shuttle as it approaches the International Space Station and performs a backflip to allow photography of its heat shield July 28, 2005. Phillips used a 400 mm lens for this photo. Discovery was about 600 feet (182 metres) from the station. Station Commander Sergei Krikalev and Phillips took photos for about a minute and a half as Discovery Commander Eileen Collins guided the spacecraft through the flip. The photos will be analyzed by engineers on the ground as additional data to evaluate the condition of Discovery's heat shield. Picture taken July 28, 2005. click to open |
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