Astronauts explore exterior in 5 1/2-hour spacewalk

Thursday, January 27, 2005

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The two space station astronauts left their orbiting home in the hands of ground controllers Wednesday and floated outside to install an experimental robotic arm and inspect vents that might be causing air-supply equipment breakdowns.

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