{"id":19259,"date":"2016-09-01T21:42:25","date_gmt":"2016-09-01T13:42:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/spacewalkers-take-on-fix-up-chores-in-orbit\/"},"modified":"2016-09-01T21:42:25","modified_gmt":"2016-09-01T13:42:25","slug":"spacewalkers-take-on-fix-up-chores-in-orbit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/spacewalkers-take-on-fix-up-chores-in-orbit\/","title":{"rendered":"Spacewalkers take on fix-up chores in orbit"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_271768\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-271768\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full-width wp-image-271768\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/160901-spacewalk-630x498.jpg\" alt=\"Spacewalkers at space station\" width=\"630\" height=\"498\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/160901-spacewalk-630x498.jpg 630w, https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/160901-spacewalk-768x607.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/160901-spacewalk.jpg 919w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\"><figcaption data-nosnippet=\"\" id=\"caption-attachment-271768\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Spacewalkers Jeff Williams and Kate Rubins make their way around the International Space Station as solar panels shimmer in the sunlight. (Credit: NASA TV)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>NASA astronauts Jeff Williams and Kate Rubins ventured outside the International Space Station today for the second time in two weeks and worked their way down a long to-do list.<\/p>\n<p>The top task was accomplished early: Williams used a power tool to retract the folding panels of a 44-foot-long thermal radiator that was no longer needed. The assembly, known as the Trailing Thermal Control Radiator, is now tucked away as a spare.<\/p>\n<p>Williams also installed two enhanced high-definition television cameras that will provide sharper views of Earth and the space station, including the comings and goings of visiting cargo and crew vehicles. Meanwhile, Rubins inspected and tightened the bolts on a joint that enables one of the station\u2019s solar arrays to rotate.<\/p>\n<p><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" class=\"\" style=\"position: static; visibility: visible; 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=eyJ0ZndfdGltZWxpbmVfbGlzdCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOltdLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X2ZvbGxvd2VyX2NvdW50X3N1bnNldCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOnRydWUsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdHdlZXRfZWRpdF9iYWNrZW5kIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6Im9uIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH0sInRmd19yZWZzcmNfc2Vzc2lvbiI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfZm9zbnJfc29mdF9pbnRlcnZlbnRpb25zX2VuYWJsZWQiOnsiYnVja2V0Ijoib24iLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X21peGVkX21lZGlhXzE1ODk3Ijp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6InRyZWF0bWVudCIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfZXhwZXJpbWVudHNfY29va2llX2V4cGlyYXRpb24iOnsiYnVja2V0IjoxMjA5NjAwLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X3Nob3dfYmlyZHdhdGNoX3Bpdm90c19lbmFibGVkIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6Im9uIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH0sInRmd19kdXBsaWNhdGVfc2NyaWJlc190b19zZXR0aW5ncyI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdXNlX3Byb2ZpbGVfaW1hZ2Vfc2hhcGVfZW5hYmxlZCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdmlkZW9faGxzX2R5bmFtaWNfbWFuaWZlc3RzXzE1MDgyIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6InRydWVfYml0cmF0ZSIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfbGVnYWN5X3RpbWVsaW5lX3N1bnNldCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOnRydWUsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdHdlZXRfZWRpdF9mcm9udGVuZCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9fQ%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=771348716779253760&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.geekwire.com%2F2016%2Fspacewalkers-hook-up-hd-cameras-in-orbit%2F&amp;sessionId=98f721beca0e4d3c7656861270653dac18550bed&amp;siteScreenName=geekwire&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=6a3ad42b224df%3A1778106238597&amp;width=550px\" data-tweet-id=\"771348716779253760\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" data-twitter-extracted-i1782804192968908717=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Spacewalkers cover retracted radiator in shroud with some fancy glove and tether work. https:\/\/t.co\/C7LVQGQ6Xn pic.twitter.com\/7Hn8jdGRcI<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 International Space Station (@Space_Station) September 1, 2016<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The spacewalkers&nbsp;took on a few additional maintenance tasks and finished up the spacewalk after six hours and 48 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Today\u2019s problem-free outing followed an Aug. 19 spacewalk, during which Williams and Rubins installed a docking adapter that is to be used by SpaceX\u2019s and Boeing\u2019s space taxis.<\/p>\n<p>NASA has said the commercial crew transports could start flying by 2017, but today a report from the agency\u2019s inspector general said the timetable for trips by NASA astronauts&nbsp;seemed&nbsp;likely to be pushed to late 2018 due to technical&nbsp;challenges.<\/p>\n<p>Williams is scheduled to ride a Russian Soyuz spacecraft back down to the steppes of Kazakhstan&nbsp;on Sept. 6, alongside Russian cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Oleg Skripochka.<\/p>\n<p>A fresh trio of spacefliers&nbsp;\u2013 NASA\u2019s Shane Kimbrough and Russia\u2019s Andrey Borisenko and Sergey Ryzhikov&nbsp;\u2013 will be launched to the station from Russia\u2019s Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Sept. 23.<\/p>\n<p><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-1\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" class=\"\" style=\"position: static; 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Nice photo of the station transiting the sun before the #spacewalk started this morning! pic.twitter.com\/nQG0TYPTMH<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 International Space Station (@Space_Station) September 1, 2016<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Spacewalkers Jeff Williams and Kate Rubins make their way around the International Space Station as solar panels shimmer in the sunlight. (Credit: NASA TV) NASA astronauts Jeff Williams and Kate Rubins ventured outside the International Space Station today for the second time in two weeks and worked their way down a long to-do list. 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