Rick
06-07-2008, 10:23 AM
The STS-124 crew has begun its eighth flight day, working together with the International Space Station's Expedition 17 crew to continue preparing the Kibo laboratory for operation. Astronaut Akihiko Hoshide is completing activation of the Kibo robotic arm system. He and Karen Nyberg are scheduled to deploy the arm for the first time at 12:17 p.m. EDT. The crew will continue outfitting the Kibo Japanese logistics module vestibule, prepare for Sunday's third spacewalk and conduct media interviews with CNN, WCBS-TV and WDAY-TV.