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In a morning message to the Discovery crew, Mission Control sent up a cartoon showing a spacewalking astronaut — Bowen — holding an Oscar statue and giving an acceptance speech."... and I would like to thank all of the little people that made this EVA extravehicular activity happen," the cartoon spacewalker said.

Astronauts tackle spacewalk tasks 2011

Kopra had been designated as the lead spacewalker and was to venture out twice to perform work on the International Space Station.

NASA Pulls Injured Shuttle Astronaut Off Flight AP 2011

Astronaut Timothy Kopra, the lead spacewalker, was hurt when he wrecked his bicycle last month.

Shuttle Discovery heads to space station 2011

Bowen, the lead spacewalker, was a last-minute addition to Discovery's last crew.

Astronauts tackle spacewalk tasks 2011

Experienced spacewalker Stephen Bowen stepped in and became the first astronaut to fly back-to-back shuttle missions.

Shuttle Discovery heads to space station 2011

Tim Kopra, the mission's lead spacewalker before being sidelined by a January bicycling accident, wished his former crewmates well Friday in a call from NASA's Mission Control Center in Houston.

Shuttle prepares for space station rendezvous 2011

The other challenge for the six-person crew, he noted, was the loss of the mission's lead spacewalker.

NASA begins countdown for Thursday launch try 2011

It's an honor to be walking, spacewalking with a Hubble spacewalker," Fincke told Feustel, part of the 2009 Hubble repair team."

Spacewalking astronauts encounter bolt trouble 2011

Stephen Bowen, an experienced spacewalker, took over.

NASA begins countdown for Thursday launch try 2011

In a bit of space trivia, Drew became the world's 200th spacewalker when he emerged from the 220-mile-high complex.

Astronauts tackle spacewalk tasks 2011