Tag: EVA
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NASA previews trio of ISS space walks
Watch NASA’s news conference to preview three spacewalks outside the International Space Station planned for late March and early April to prepare for the future arrival of U.S. commercial crew spacecraft and upgrade station hardware. Participants in the briefing are: Kenneth Todd, ISS Operations Integration Manager Emily Nelson, NASA Flight Director Sarah Korona, U.S. EVA…
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Dextre praised for aiding ISS battery upgrade
Dextre, Canada’s adventurous robot on the International Space Station (ISS), has – along with his team – been recognized by the Johnson Space Center (JSC) for the work conducted during the crucial task of upgrading the batteries on the orbital outpost. Dextre’s role helped vastly reduce the workload on his human colleagues. Dextre: With an…
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EVA-39: Spacewalkers complete the upgrading of ISS batteries
Two astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) have completed a long-planned process to upgrade the power storage batteries outside the station. The upgraded batteries will give the ISS better power storage capacity throughout the rest of its planned lifetime. The second spacewalk came one week after the first – highly successful – EVA. Battery replacement…
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EVA-35 investigation clears suit as ISS prepares for major battery change
An investigation into the water leak in Tim Kopra’s Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) – which forced the early termination of EVA-35 in January – has revealed no hardware issues with the suit. The news comes as the ISS gears up for a series of critical EVAs that will replace the batteries on the Station’s solar…
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EVA-37 installs first external HD cameras and conducts TTCR retract task
Two astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) have completed a spacewalk that successfully stowed a now unused spare radiator and also installed the first two hardware elements of a new system of external HD television cameras. The spacewalk (EVA-37) got underway at 11:53 PM UTC, and lasted 6 hours and 48 minutes. Spacewalk purpose:…
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Spacewalkers attach docking adapter to space station for commercial vehicles
STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION The International Docking Adapter, delivered by a SpaceX Dragon cargo ship is now firmly attached to the space station. Astronaut Jeff Williams is pictured below the docking port. Image: NASA TV/Spaceflight Now. Two spacewalkers attached a new docking port to the International Space Station Friday, clearing the way…
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Spacewalk installs docking adapter to ready ISS for commercial crew
The International Space Station (ISS) has finally received a new docking adapter on Friday, which will enable the orbital outpost to welcome the first of a new generation of crew vehicles. The spacewalkers of EVA-36 installed the long-awaited International Docking Adapter (IDA) via efforts that got underway at 12:04 PM GMT and ended just under…
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Long-awaited station spacewalk on tap Friday
STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION Astronaut Kate Rubins and space station commander Jeff Williams check out the spacesuits they will wear Friday. Credit: NASA Astronauts Jeff Williams and Kate Rubins plan to venture outside the lab complex Friday for a long-awaited spacewalk to attach a new docking mechanism, the first of two that…
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Dextre demo paving the way for robotic EVA assistance
The Special Purpose Dexterous Manipulator (SPDM) has completed a series of tests aimed at reducing the human EVA workload involved with the installation of new batteries on the International Space Station (ISS). The impressive Canadian robot – more commonly known as “Dextre” – worked through three days of Main Bus Switching Unit (MBSU) demonstrations ahead of…
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Russian duo successfully complete ISS EVA – US suit investigation continues
Expedition 46 duo Yuri Malenchenko and Sergey Volkov have completed a highly successful Russian EVA-42 on Wednesday, involving the deployment and retrieval of several experiment packages on the Zvezda and Poisk modules. Meanwhile, officials continue to investigate last month’s EVA, which was terminated early after water entered the helmet of Tim Kopra. RS-42: This latest EVA…