The view of Zarya from the bridge of the shuttle. As the hatch opened, the exterior of the spaceship dramatically darkened as the shuttle slid into the shadow of an abrupt sunset. The main focus of the extra-vehicular activity was attaching two antennas onto either side of Unity, each weighing about 50 kilos. The antennas will be used for communicating directly with Earth, though the station also has the ability to communicate with other relay satellites. Other spacewalking tasks for Ross and Newman included erecting a sunshade over a computer mounted to the outside of Unity.
Astronauts suit up inside the shuttle.
Waiting for the airlock to open. The view from the unilluminated exterior of the newly-opened hatch. The first spacewalker is out. The astronauts will also take a swipe at a pair of antennas on Zarya, with approval from the Russian Space Agency. The antennas, designed to guide an eventual unmanned Russian command module in docking with Zarya next year, failed to unfurl after the segment launched last month.