{"id":19018,"date":"2017-03-30T19:41:54","date_gmt":"2017-03-30T11:41:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/spacewalkers-cope-with-lost-cover-nasas-peggy-whitson-sets-a-womens-record\/"},"modified":"2017-03-30T19:41:54","modified_gmt":"2017-03-30T11:41:54","slug":"spacewalkers-cope-with-lost-cover-nasas-peggy-whitson-sets-a-womens-record","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/spacewalkers-cope-with-lost-cover-nasas-peggy-whitson-sets-a-womens-record\/","title":{"rendered":"Spacewalkers cope with lost cover; NASA\u2019s Peggy Whitson sets a women\u2019s record"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_321257\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-321257\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full-width wp-image-321257\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/170330-spacewalk1-630x506.jpg\" alt=\"Spacewalkers Whitson and Kimbrough\" width=\"630\" height=\"506\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/170330-spacewalk1-630x506.jpg 630w, https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/170330-spacewalk1-768x616.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/170330-spacewalk1-1240x995.jpg 1240w, https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/170330-spacewalk1.jpg 1321w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\"><figcaption data-nosnippet=\"\" id=\"caption-attachment-321257\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">NASA spacewalkers Peggy Whitson and Shane Kimbrough work on the International Space Station. The astronauts had to improvise a fix to make up for a lost piece of cloth shielding. (NASA TV)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson set a new record for female spacewalkers at the International Space Station today, during an outing that required&nbsp;a little improvisation to make up for a wayward hatch cover.<\/p>\n<p>One of the aim of today\u2019s spacewalk was to hook up connections at the new location for the station\u2019s Pressurized Mating Adapter-3, or PMA-3, which will serve as a docking point for future commercial space taxis. The spacewalk followed up on the PMA-3\u2019s transfer from the station\u2019s Tranquility module to the Harmony module, accomplished with the station\u2019s robotic arm.<\/p>\n<p>Whitson and her NASA crewmate, Shane Kimbrough, were also supposed to install four protective shields over the port where the PMA-3 gateway used to be attached. Things got complicated, however, when one of the shields was inadvertently lost and drifted away from the station.<\/p>\n<p><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" class=\"\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden; width: 0px; height: 0px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=b0yle&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=847476125462806528&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.geekwire.com%2F2017%2Fspacewalk-cover-peggy-whitson%2F&amp;sessionId=3b0d4196da8f1272ee22f52f62edb6a15d83df75&amp;siteScreenName=geekwire&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=6a3ad42b224df%3A1778106238597&amp;width=550px\" data-tweet-id=\"847476125462806528\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" data-twitter-extracted-i1782802951581299717=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Cameras spot missing shield to protect Tranquility module from micrometeoroids. Astronauts installing new cover in its place. pic.twitter.com\/FStj6cJEHD<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 International Space Station (@Space_Station) March 30, 2017<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>NASA said the loss of the shield posed no danger to the astronauts, and the cloth cover\u2019s trajectory put it on a track that will eventually end with it burning up during atmospheric re-entry. The spacewalkers and ground controllers worked out a plan to use a stowed-away covering from the PMA-3 to fill the gap.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou guys came up with a fantastic plan on short notice,\u201d Whitson told Mission Control.<\/p>\n<p>With the addition of today\u2019s&nbsp;seven-hour, four-minute outing, Whitson has chalked up cumulative spacewalk time of 53 hours and 22 minutes, surpassing NASA astronaut Sunita Williams\u2019 50-hour, 40-minute record for spacewalking women.<\/p>\n<p>The 57-year-old Whitson, who\u2019s already the oldest woman to fly in space, is now No. 5 on the overall list for cumulative spacewalk time. And by the time she comes home in June, she\u2019ll have surpassed 534 days in space, the U.S.&nbsp;record for cumulative time in space that was set last September&nbsp;by Jeff Williams.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NASA spacewalkers Peggy Whitson and Shane Kimbrough work on the International Space Station. 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