Expedition_24_Wheelock_Egresses_Hatch.jpg

Summary

Description	English: Reflecting on his experience as he emerged from the craft into the daylight on the Expedition 24 mission's second space-walk , astronaut Doug Wheelock said "the colours of the Earth just explode at you as you exit toward the planet. Notice what looks like scorch marks on the hatch thermal cover, the effect of vacuum and atomic oxygen on the threads and thread sealant used on the thermal cover. The 'smell' of space follows suit, I’ve heard it described like burnt cake or cookies , or like the smell of an extinguished match ."
Date	Taken on 11 August 2010
Source	NASA Image of the Day
Author	NASA

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