ASTRONAUT IN THE OPEN ALL








FLIGHT GUIDANCE CENTER (area Moscow), 13 March.  (RIA "Nowosti"
rIA-"Nowosti"-Korrespondent).  The astronauts of the space shuttle
Discovery Andrew Thomas and Paul Richards opened 30 minutes of
Muscovites time the transition air-lock at 08 o'clock and will step
out in the open ALL to the surface that internationally space station
(EAT).  They probably remain in the open ALL within four hours.

The two astronauts will check the reliability of the attachment of the
new module at the ISS surface as well as will execute some work, which
is connected with the building and the functioning of the ISS spaces.
  They will in particular prepare a place at the external ISS carrier
for new broadcast and TV antennas for satellite communication, which
will enable it to the ground-based flight monitoring services to set
with EAT YOURSELF at any point in time in connection.  For the moment
the orbit of the station runs every now and then in zones, in which
this communication precipitates.

The Discovery crew terminates its ISS stay on 18 March and on 20 March
in the morning on earth will presumably land.