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Description	English: STS-116 Shuttle Mission Imagery Backdropped by a colorful Earth, astronaut Robert L. Curbeam, Jr. (left) and European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Christer Fuglesang, both STS-116 mission specialists, participate in the mission's first of three planned sessions of extravehicular activity (EVA) as construction resumes on the International Space Station. The landmasses depicted are the South Island (left) and North Island (right) of New Zealand. Explanation: The International Space Station (ISS) will be the largest human-made object ever to orbit the Earth. The station is so large that it could not be launched all at once -- it is being built piecemeal with large sections added continually by flights of the Space Shuttle. To function, the ISS needs trusses to keep it rigid and to route electricity and liquid coolants. These trusses are huge, extending over 15 meters long, and with masses over 10,000 kilograms. Pictured above earlier this month, astronauts Robert L. Curbeam (USA) and Christer Fuglesang (Sweden) work to attach a new truss segment to the ISS and begin to upgrade the power grid. Français: Image de la mission STS-116 de la navette spatiale américaine Discovery. Les astronautes Robert Curbeam (NASA, à gauche) et Christer Fuglesang (ESA, à droite) participent à la première des trois sorties extravéhiculaires de la mission STS-116 à bord de la Station spatiale internationale. En arrière-plan, les deux îles principales de la Nouvelle-Zélande sont visibles : L' Île du Sud, à gauche, et Île du Nord, à droite. Explication de la mission : La station spatiale internationale est bien trop grande pour être mise en orbite en une seule fois. Elle est donc bâtie à partir de pièces détachées mises en orbite au cours de missions successives. Sa taille rend aussi nécessaire l'installation de grandes poutrelles métalliques pour la rendre plus rigide et soutenir les réseaux électriques et de fluides. Ici, une nouvelle poutre est fixée au dispositif. Comme les autres, elle mesure 15 mètres de long et pèse dix tonnes.
Date	12 December 2006
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Author	NASA

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English: NASA astronaut Robert L. Curbeam, Jr. (left) and European Space Agency astronaut Christer Fuglesang, both STS-116 mission specialists, participate in the mission's first of three planned sessions of extravehicular activity (EVA) as construction resumes on the International Space Station.

Беларуская (тарашкевіца)‎: Астранаўты NASA і ESA Робэрт Л. Кёрбім і Крыстэр Фуглесанг, чальцы місіі STS-116, падчас правядзеньня першага з трох заплянаваных выхадаў у адкрыты космас на МКС. Бачны праліў Кука, падзяляючы Новую Зэляндыю.

Česky: Specialisté mise STS-116, Robert Curbeam ( NASA, vlevo) a Christer Fuglesang ( ESA), pokračují na prvním výstupu do vesmíru s výstavbou Mezinárodní vesmírné stanice

Dansk: NASA- astronauten Robert L. Curbeam, Jr. (venstre) og ESA-astronauten Christer Fuglesang i færd med den første af tre rumvandringer under STS-116-missionen til Den Internationale Rumstation.

Deutsch: Die Astronauten Robert L. Curbeam und Christer Fuglesang bei einem Außenbordeinsatz zum Ausbau der Internationalen Raumstation während der STS-116-Mission

Español: Astronautas de la NASA Robert L. Curbeam, Jr. (izquierda) y la ESA Christer Fuglesang, especialistas de la misión STS-116, participando en la primera de las tres sesiones de actividad extravehicular (EVA) planificadas para la construcción de la Estación Especial Internacional.

Français : Image de la mission STS-116 de la navette spatiale américaine Discovery. Les astronautes Robert Curbeam (NASA, à gauche) et Christer Fuglesang (ESA, à droite) participent à la première des trois sorties extravéhiculaires de la mission STS-116 à bord de la Station spatiale internationale. En arrière-plan, les deux îles principales de la Nouvelle-Zélande sont visibles : L'Île du Sud, à gauche, et Île du Nord, à droite.

Magyar: Robert L. Curbeam, Jr. (balra, NASA) és Christer Fuglesang (jobbra, ESA) az STS–116 küldetésspecialistái, az első űrsétán a tervezett háromból, a Nemzetközi Űrállomás építése közben

Italiano: Gli austronauti Robert Curbeam e Christer Fuglesang partecipano alla prima delle tre attività extraveicolari della missione STS-116 a bordo della Stazione Spaziale Internazionale. Sullo sfondo sono visibili le due isole principali della Nuova Zelanda: l' Isola del Sud, a sinistra, e l' Isola del Nord, a destra.

한국어: NASA 우주 비행사 로버트 L. 커빔 주니어 (왼쪽)와 유럽 우주 기구 우주 비행사 크리스토퍼 푸글레상은 STS-116 미션 전문가로, 사진에서는 미션의 선외 활동 (EVA) 3 계획 세션의 첫번째에 해당하는 국제 우주 정거장 건조 재개에 참여하고 있다.

Македонски: Космонаутите Роберт Л. Кербим, Јр. од НАСА (лево) и Кристер Фуглесанг од Европската вселенска агенција, специјалисти за мисијата STS-116, вршат вонбродски задачи со продолжувањето на изградбата на вселенска станица.

Nederlands: NASA-astronaut Robert L. Curbeam (links) en ESA-astronaut Christer Fuglesang (eerste Scandinaviër in de ruimte) werken aan het internationaal ruimtestation ISS tijdens een ruimtewandeling gedurende de STS-116-missie in 2006.

Polski: Astronuaci Robert Curbeam (z lewej strony) z NASA oraz Christer Fuglesang z ESA uczestniczą w pierwszym spacerze kosmicznym podczas lotu misji STS-116 (grudzień 2006).

Português: Astronautas Robert Curbeam ( NASA) e Christer Fuglesang ( Agência Espacial Europeia) em atividade extraveicular na missão STS-116 em 12 de dezembro de 2006.

Русский: Астронавты Роберт Кёрбим (слева) и Кристер Фуглесанг во время первого из трёх выходов в открытый космос миссии STS-116 по программе МКС. На заднем плане — пролив Кука, разделяющий Северный и Южный острова Новой Зеландии

Українська: Астронавт НАСА Роберт Лі Кербім (зліва) і астронавт ЄКА Арне Крістер Фуглесанг під час першого з трьох виходів у відкритий космос місії STS-116 за програмою МКС. На задньому плані — протока Кука.

中文（简体）‎: STS-116任务专家 NASA宇航员罗伯特·柯比姆（左）和欧洲空间局宇航员克里斯特·富格莱桑进行计划中的三次太空行走的第一次，为国际空间站安装了新结构组件。

中文（繁體）‎: STS-116任務專家 NASA太空人羅伯特·柯比姆（左）和歐洲太空總署太空人克里斯特·富格萊桑進行計劃中三次太空漫步的第一次，為國際太空站安裝了新結構組件。

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