On Sunday, February 28, 3 astronauts will perform the first in a pair of International Space Station spacewalks to ready the station for solar array upgrades. How to watch live. Source: https://earthsky.org/space/watch-iss-spacewalk-feb-mar-2021…
Tag: spacewalk
Spacewalkers Complete Battery Replacement Work, Install New Cameras on Space Station
Astronauts Mike Hopkins and Victor Glover floated back outside the International Space Station Monday and completed solar array battery replacement work that began four years ago. They also installed three new video cameras and made preparations for upcoming work to install new roll-out solar blankets to upgrade the lab’s power system. From a report: The work took less time than expected…
Watch an ISS spacewalk February 1
On Monday, February 1, 2 NASA astronauts will perform the 2nd in a pair of International Space Station spacewalks to finish installing a European science platform and complete long-term battery upgrade work. How to watch live. Source: https://earthsky.org/space/watch-iss-spacewalk-feb2021…
Watch ISS spacewalk January 27
On Wednesday, January 27, 2021, 2 NASA astronauts will perform the first in a pair of International Space Station spacewalks, to finish installing a European science platform and complete long-term battery upgrade work. Source: https://earthsky.org/space/watch-iss-spacewalk-jan2021…
Spacewalking astronauts prep for 2021 arrival of Russian lab
The International Space Station’s two Russian astronauts ventured out on a spacewalk Wednesday to prepare for next year’s arrival of a long-delayed lab. Source: https://phys.org/news/2020-11-spacewalking-astronauts-prep-russian-lab.html…
Video: Matthias Maurer: training for a spacewalk
ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer has been training at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, U.S. In this video, he walks us through training for a spacewalk with NASA colleagues in the 12 m deep Neutral Buoyancy Facility (NBL). Source: https://phys.org/news/2020-07-video-matthias-maurer-spacewalk.html…
Astronauts squeeze in last spacewalk before SpaceX departure
Astronauts squeezed in one last spacewalk Tuesday before turning their attention to the all-important end to SpaceX’s first crew flight. Source: https://phys.org/news/2020-07-astronauts-spacewalk-spacex-departure.html…
Space station power upgrades nearly finished after spacewalk
Spacewalking astronauts completed their part of a three-year power upgrade to the International Space Station on Thursday, replacing six more outdated batteries with powerful new ones. Source: https://phys.org/news/2020-07-space-station-power-finished-spacewalk.html…
Watch ISS spacewalk July 16
On Thursday, July 16, 2020, 2 NASA astronauts will perform the 1st of a pair of International Space Station (ISS) spacewalks, to finish a 3.5-year effort to upgrade the station’s power system. How to watch. Source: https://earthsky.org/space/watch-iss-spacewalks-july2020…
Astronauts perform spacewalk to swap station batteries
Astronauts performed their second spacewalk in under a week Wednesday to replace old batteries outside the International Space Station. Source: https://phys.org/news/2020-07-astronauts-2nd-spacewalk-swap-station.html…