Tag: Spacewalk
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ESA/NASA astronauts complete scaled-back spacewalk to install new solar array on ISS
Two astronauts ventured outside the International Space Station (ISS) to attempt to install the first of six new Boeing-built solar arrays — part of a program to increase the station’s electrical power generation capacity as its science and research demands increase and future expansion plans continue. The Extravehicular Activity (EVA) – officially known as US…
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Russian duo complete decommissioning of Pirs ahead of removal from Station
Outside the International Space Station (ISS), Oleg Novitsky and Pyotr Dubrov have completed a near 7 hour extravehicular activity, or EVA/spacewalk, to finalize external preparations for the removal to the Pirs docking compartment that has served the Station for nearly 20 years. Delivered in 2001, Pirs will be removed from the ISS no earlier than…
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EVA-73 concludes, continuing Station maintenance & upgrade tasks
Two NASA astronauts, Victor Glover and Mike Hopkins, have completed the latest Extravehicular Activity (EVA, or spacewalk) accomplishing several tasks deferred from a series of spacewalks conducted so far this year. The duo began U.S. EVA-73 at 08:14 EST/13:14 UTC when they took their spacesuits to battery power before exiting the Quest Airlock. It concluded…
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Station power upgrade preparations continued with EVA-72
Two astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) conducted a spacewalk to continue the process of increasing the Station’s electrical power generation output. U.S. EVA-72 was conducted by NASA astronaut Kate Rubins and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Soichi Noguchi, who officially began the sojourn at 06:37 EST/11:37 UTC. The spacewalk ended with the major…
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Spacewalk successfully begins process of increasing Space Station’s power capacity
Two astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) conducted a spacewalk to begin the process of increasing the station’s electrical power generation output. The spacewalk, US EVA-71, was conducted by NASA astronauts Kate Rubins and Victor Glover, who officially began the sojourn at 06:12 EST/11:12 UTC and completed it 7 hours 04 minutes later at…
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Astronauts complete second spacewalk to upgrade Space Station
NASA astronauts Mike Hopkins and Victor Glover have completed their second EVA (extravehicular activity, or spacewalk) outside the ISS in less than one week to continue upgrading the orbital outpost and accomplish miscellaneous tasks during US EVA-70. The duo performed a previous spacewalk last week dedicated largely to communications upgrades for the European Space Agency’s…
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Cosmonauts complete first spacewalk to prepare for Nauka’s arrival
Russian cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Sergey Kud-Sverchkov performed a spacewalk on the Russian side of the International Space Station to prepare the outpost for the arrival of a new Russian research module named Nauka, a long-awaited science laboratory. The spacewalk began at 15:12 UTC (10:12 EST) on Wednesday, 18 November when the cosmonauts left the…
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ISS crew complete Station battery upgrade spacewalk
Expedition 63 Commander Christopher Cassidy and Joint Operations Commander Robert Behnken, both NASA astronauts, completed the three and a half year process of upgrading the International Space Station’s power systems during a spacewalk on July 21st. The spacewalk, designated US EVA-68, marked the 10th EVA for both astronauts, who have each accumulated over 50 hours…
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Space Adventures looks for a customer to do a spacewalk after Russia gives its OK
NASA astronaut Mike Fincke conducts a spacewalk in a Russian spacesuit during his stint on the International Space Station in 2004. (NASA Photo) BELLEVUE, Wash. — Russian space officials say that they’ve signed off on a commercial deal with Virginia-based Space Adventures to fly two customers to the International Space Station in 2023 — and…
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Koch, Meir conclude first all-female spacewalk
EDITOR’S NOTE: Updated at 3:30 p.m. EDT (1930 GMT) after end of spacewalk. STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION Astronaut Jessica Meir during Friday’s spacewalk. Credit: NASA TV/Spaceflight Now Astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Meir carried out history’s first all-female spacewalk Friday, floating outside the International Space Station and successfully installing a 230-pound replacement battery…