Spacewalk No. 2 unfolds on 40th moon anniversary

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The astronauts aboard the shuttle-station complex celebrated the 40th anniversary of man’s first moon-landing with their own spacewalk Monday, heading outside to stockpile some big spare parts.

In the second outing of their mission, David Wolf and Thomas Marshburn anchored a 6-foot dish antenna on the international space station for future use, then did the same with a hefty pump and an engine for a rail car.

Inside Mission Control, a clock counted down to 4:17 p.m., the moment the Eagle set down on the Sea of Tranquility on July 20, 1969. It wasn’t until two hours later, as the spacewalk was ending, that the astronauts made note of this “special day.”

The $15.6 million space station toilet that broke down Sunday was up and running again, after the crew added some new parts.

The commode — one of three on the linked station and shuttle Endeavour — was broken for about 24 hours.

NASA wanted the station commode working again as soon as possible. With a record number of people on board — 13 — having three working toilets is crucial.