 |  First STS-128 Spacewalk Complete
 2 September 2009
Mission Specialist Danny Olivas and Expedition 20 Flight Engineer Nicole Stott completed the first spacewalk of the STS-128 mission at 12:24 a.m. EDT Wednesday. During the spacewalk, which began at 5:49 p.m. Tuesday, Commander Rick Sturckow and Mission Specialist Pat Forrester guided the spacewalkers through the procedures. Pilot Kevin Ford and Flight Engineer Bob Thirsk operated the station’s robotic arm. Crew members inside the ISS entered the Leonardo Multi-Purpose Logistics Module and unloaded the air revitalization system, a new crew compartment and the Combined Operational Load Bearing External Resistance Treadmill.
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