Tag: EVA
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Astronauts repair ISS power Channel – first spacewalk for UK ends early
A pair of astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) conducted a shortened spacewalk to replace a failed electrical component, in order to restore the station to its full power generation capacity. The spacewalk was the first ever to be conducted by a British astronaut, marking a historic moment for the UK’s space program. However,…
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EVA successfully frees stuck CETA cart outside ISS
An unplanned spacewalk has been completed on the ISS, successfully fixing a stuck transportation cart outside the station. The hardware was preventing the movement of a robotic transporter along the station’s Truss. While not a critical safety issue, the situation was highly undesirable, hence a quick resolution was required. The EVA lasted three hours and…
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Astronauts complete EVA-33 spacewalk to reconfigure solar array cooling system
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) successfully conducted another spacewalk on Friday, returning the cooling system on the P6 Truss to its original configuration, following a successful resolution to a leak which necessitated the change in configuration. The 6.5-hour spacewalk got underway ahead of schedule at 11:22 PM GMT and lasted seven hours and…
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EVA-32: Astronauts complete seven hour spacewalk
Two astronauts stepped outside the International Space Station (ISS) on Wednesday performing a spacewalk aimed at general maintenance and enhancements of the station. The Extra Vehicular Activity (EVA) – designated US EVA-32 – began at 12:03 PM GMT and lasted just over seven hours in duration. EVA overview: The main purpose of EVA-32 was to…
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RS-41: Cosmonaut duo complete the only Russian spacewalk of 2015
While the astronauts in the US segment of the International Space Station (ISS) are working on returning their spacesuits to full service, the Russian segment conducted another, somewhat routine, extravehicular activity (EVA). RS EVA-41, the only Russian spacewalk of 2015, began at 10:20 a.m. Eastern on Monday and completed all of the tasks ahead of…
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Captain Cassidy – From Navy SEAL to Chief of the Astronaut Office
US Navy Captain Chris Cassidy, once described as “Chuck Norris, minus the restrictions of gravity”, has become the new Chief of the Astronaut Office. Capt. Cassidy amassed 182 days in space, conducted six EVAs and flew on both Shuttle Endeavour and the Russian Soyuz – the latter transporting him during his a long-duration ISS mission…
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Spacewalkers install new comms system for future vehicles
NASA astronauts Terry Virts and Barry “Butch” Wilmore stepped outside the ISS on Sunday on what was the final in a series of three spacewalks to prepare the station for the arrival of future cargo and crew vehicles. EVA-31, which began at 11:52 PM GMT, focused on installing a new communications system for the future…
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EVA-30 concludes latest ISS commercial crew preparations
NASA astronauts Barry “Butch” Wilmore and Terry Virts have completed another EVA on Wednesday, the second of three spacewalks to begin the arduous process of reconfiguring the exterior of the International Space Station for the arrival of future commercial crew vehicles. The spacewalk also paid a visit to the end of the Station’s Canadarm2 for…
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NASA evaluting modified Shuttle ACES for Asteroid EVA
NASA experts are evaluating the use of a modified version of the famous Space Shuttle launch and entry suit – or Advanced Crew Escape Suit (ACES) – for use not only during launch and re-entry for crews riding in Orion, but also for use on spacewalks (EVAs), such as during the proposed Asteroid Redirect Mission (ARM)…
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Russian EVA-40 concludes final ISS spacewalk of 2014
Following two successful US EVA that, among other tasks, saw the failed ammonia Pump Module relocation and Sequential Shunt Unit (SSU) changeout, the Russian members of the Expedition 41 crew stepped outside into the vacuum of space, ahead of removing and jettisoning unneeded hardware and decommissioned experiments in the final EVA of 2014. The EVA…