Tag: EVA-40
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Spacewalkers complete excursion outside International Space Station
Astronauts Shane Kimbrough and Thomas Pesquet put on their self-contained spacesuits and headed outside the International Space Station on Friday for a six-and-a-half hour excursion to prepare for the relocation of a docking adapter, service the lab’s Dextre robot, and install a new computer relay box. The spacewalkers switched their suits to internal battery power…
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Astronauts gear up for spacewalks, resupply launch delayed
STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION Astronaut Shane Kimbrough is seen outside the International Space Station during a Jan. 6 spacewalk. Credit: NASA NASA is gearing up for an intense few weeks of work aboard the International Space Station, staging three spacewalks, moving a docking port from one module to another to support commercial…