Astronauts successfully moved the International Space Station's fancy new observation deck to its final resting place Monday after a long, frustrating night spent dealing with stuck bolts and wayward wiring. But they will have to wait a few more days before gazing out the $27 million domed lookout, expected to provide unprecedented 360-degree views of Earth, outer space and the space station itself. The shutters on its seven windows, including the largest ever sent into space, will be unlocked during the mission's third and final spacewalk Tuesday night and cranked open Wednesday or Thursday - and neither astronauts nor flight controllers can wait to soak in the views. A pair of astronauts used a giant robotic arm to move the observation deck from one side of the space station's newest room, called Tranquility, to the other. The lookout had been in a temporary position that allowed it to fit inside shuttle Endeavour's payload bay during launch. Both the dome and $380 million Tranquility are European contributions to the space station and represent the last of the major building blocks. NASA's part of space station construction will end with the retirement of the space shuttle fleet, scheduled for this fall.
