2 Astronauts Working Outside Space Station From: The Washington Post | Date: May 30, 1999| Author: | Copyright 1999 The Washington Post. This material is published under license from the Washington Post.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Washington Post. (Hide copyright information) Copyright information

With their flawless docking behind them, Discovery's astronauts went on a spacewalk late tonight to spruce up the outside of the new international space station.

Tamara Jernigan and Daniel Barry floated out of the space shuttle around 11 p.m. The seven-story-plus station loomed above them, jutting straight out of Discovery's cargo bay.

"Unbelievable!" Jernigan said as she unlocked the hatch. Among their duties during the six-hour outing: attaching a pair of 5-foot cranes to the exterior of the station, hanging out three bags of tools for future spacewalkers, installing a glare-reducing shroud ...

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