Tag: EVA
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Spacewalkers complete trio of spacewalks
Two spacewalkers completed the third in a trio of spacewalks on the International Space Station (ISS) to complete vital maintenance on the Space Station Remote Manipulator System (SSRMS), specifically its new Latching End Effectors (LEE). After EVA-44 replaced the LEE, EVA-45 and -46 helped to lube the new hardware. Numerous other tasks were completed in…
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Spacewalkers complete trio of spacewalks
Two spacewalkers completed the third in a trio of spacewalks on the International Space Station (ISS) to complete vital maintenance on the Space Station Remote Manipulator System (SSRMS), specifically its new Latching End Effectors (LEE). After EVA-44 replaced the LEE, EVA-45 and -46 helped to lube the new hardware. Numerous other tasks were completed in…
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Spacewalk concludes with successful robot arm repair
STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION Astronauts Randy Bresnik and Mark Vande Hei worked on the space station’s robotic arm during a spacewalk Thursday. Credit: NASA Two astronauts ventured outside the International Space Station early Thursday and performed what amounted to hand transplant surgery on the lab’s Canadian-built robot arm, removing a crippled grapple…
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Station astronauts prep for spacewalk to repair robotic arm
Astronauts Randy Bresnik and Mark Vande Hei are pictured inside their spacesuits during a recent rehearsal for Thursday’s spacewalk. Credit: NASA Astronauts Randy Bresnik and Mark Vande Hei plan to head outside the International Space Station Thursday on a spacewalk to replace one end of the lab’s Canadian-built robotic arm, a changeout that engineers say…
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Extended Russian EVA complete – conducts satellite deployments
A Russian EVA was conducted outside of the International Space Station (ISS) with two Russian cosmonauts deploying several nanosatellites, collecting research samples and performing structural maintenance. Expedition 52 Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin and Flight Engineer Sergey Ryazanskiy exited the station’s Pirs airlock at 14:36 UTC and ended it after seven hours and 34 minutes. Russian EVA:…
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Extended Russian EVA complete – conducts satellite deployments
A Russian EVA was conducted outside of the International Space Station (ISS) with two Russian cosmonauts deploying several nanosatellites, collecting research samples and performing structural maintenance. Expedition 52 Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin and Flight Engineer Sergey Ryazanskiy exited the station’s Pirs airlock at 14:36 UTC and ended it after seven hours and 34 minutes. Russian EVA:…
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Spacewalkers successfully complete EVA to replace failed EXT-1 MDM
Two spacewalkers – NASA astronauts Peggy Whitson and Jack Fischer – performed a short EVA on Tuesday to replace a recently failed piece of critical command and control hardware on the International Space Station (ISS). The short-notice unplanned spacewalk got underway at 11:20 AM UTC and finished two hours and 46 minutes later. EXT-1 MDM…
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ISS astronauts complete 200th station EVA for maintenance tasks
Two astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) completed the 200th spacewalk in the station’s history, in order to perform a number of maintenance and upgrade tasks outside the orbital laboratory. The spacewalk, designated US EVA-42, got underway at 13:08 PM GMT and was shortened to just over four hours due to a battery life…
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ISS astronauts complete 200th station EVA for maintenance tasks
Two astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) completed the 200th spacewalk in the station’s history, in order to perform a number of maintenance and upgrade tasks outside the orbital laboratory. The spacewalk, designated US EVA-42, got underway at 13:08 PM GMT and was shortened to just over four hours due to a battery life…
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Astronauts complete second EVA to prepare ISS for future crew vehicles
International Space Station (ISS) crewmembers have conducted the second of three EVAs on Thursday, as they upgrade the station, perform routine maintenance, and prepare the station for the arrival of future commercial crew vehicles. The second EVA got underway at 6:29 AM Central and concluded seven hours later. Trio of US EVAs: The trio of…