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Expedition 10 Spacewalkers Outfit Station's Exterior

The two International Space Station crewmembers successfully wrapped up their mission's first spacewalk Wednesday morning after setting up experiments and inspecting vent openings.Commander Leroy Chiao and Flight Engineer Salizhan Sharipov installed a work platform, mounted a robotics experiment, checked the vents on systems that help control the Station's atmosphere and installed a scientific experiment during the 5-hour, 28-minute spacewalk that began at 2:43 a.m. EST.