Tag: EVA
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Sochi Winter Olympics torch relay to include ISS spacewalk
In what will be a truly unique event, the Olympic torch for the 2014 Winter Games will ride up to the International Space Station on Soyuz TMA-11M in November. The simulated flame will then be taken outside of the orbital outpost during Russian EVA-36, before returning to Earth on Soyuz TMA-09M. ISS and the 2014…
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Astronaut duo complete spacewalk on ISS to isolate ammonia leak
Two astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) stepped outside the orbiting outpost on Thursday to successfully perform an unexpected, US segment-based spacewalk to fix an ammonia leak in the cooling system of a power distribution channel. The Extra Vehicular Activity (EVA) was 20th to be performed on the US Segment by an ISS crew,…
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ISS program planning spacewalks to repair power channel faults outside station
International Space Station (ISS) program managers are currently hard at work preparing for at least one, and potentially two, upcoming and unplanned spacewalks to repair external faults relating to two of the station’s electrical power channels. The spacewalks would both be performed within the next month by experienced spacewalkers Sunita Williams of NASA and Aki…
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Spacewalk Success as second EVA installs troublesome MBSU-1
International Space Station (ISS) astronauts Suni Williams and Aki Hoshide have successfully installed the Main Bus Switching Unit-1 (MBSU-1) that proved to be troublesome during US EVA-18 last Thursday. The EVA, known as US EVA-19, got underway at 11:06 GMT and concluded at 17:34 GMT. US EVA-19 procedures: After spacewalkers Williams and Hoshide performed the…
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Astronaut duo complete challenging first post-Shuttle US spacewalk on ISS
Two astronauts have stepped outside the International Space Station (ISS) on Thursday on what is the first US Segment-based spacewalk of the post-Space Shuttle era. American astronaut Suni Williams and Japanese astronaut Aki Hoshide egressed the Quest airlock at 8:16 AM EDT/12:16 PM GMT, ahead of a challenging spacewalk that resulted in the failure to install…
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Russian cosmonaut duo complete a highly successful spacewalk on ISS
Two Russian cosmonauts stepped outside the International Space Station (ISS) on Monday, performing a highly successful Extra Vehicular Activity (EVA), or spacewalk, on the exterior of the Russian Segment (RS) of the station. The spacewalk, known as RS EVA-31, included hardware relocations, installations, retrievals, and deployments. RS EVA-31 Complete: RS EVA-31 was performed by Russian cosmonauts…
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Cosmonaut duo complete Russian spacewalk outside ISS
Two Russian cosmonauts ventured outside the International Space Station (ISS) on Thursday in order to conduct a Russian spacewalk, known by its official designation of Russian EVA-30. The six hours, 15 minute spacewalk, the first since August last year, included the relocation of external hardware between modules, while the installation of debris panels will now take…
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NEEMO preparing for 13 days underwater mission to sim NEO exploration
October’s NASA Extreme Environment Mission Operations (NEEMO) mission, based at the Aquarius underwater habitat in Key Largo, Florida, is set to begin this week – weather permitting. The 13 day mission will conduct an underwater simulation of protocols which may become part of a crewed mission to a Near Earth Object (NEO). NEEMO: The mission…
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NASA preparing to simulate Asteroid EVA protocols via NEEMO mission
NASA’s Mission Operations Directorate (MOD) are preparing for involvement in an underwater simulation of protocols which may become part of a manned mission to a Near Earth Object (NEO). The tests will be carried out during October’s NASA Extreme Environment Mission Operations (NEEMO) mission, which will be based at the Aquarius underwater habitat in Key…
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Cosmonauts conclude eventful Russian Stage spacewalk on ISS
Two Russian cosmonauts have conducted what turned out to be an eventful EVA outside of the International Space Station (ISS) on Wednesday, as part of the ongoing Expedition 28. Going by the designation of RS (Russian Segment) EVA-29 (Extra Vehicular Activity-29), the excursion’s timeline had to be reorganized, resulting in the loss of a major…