Two astronauts complete six-hour spacewalk to install solar panels on the ISS
3 years, 9 months ago

Two astronauts complete six-hour spacewalk to install solar panels on the ISS

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There have been a total of 240 spacewalks as astronauts carry out assembling, maintaining and upgrading the space station. A French and an American astronaut completed a six-hour spacewalk Sunday as they installed new solar panels to boost power supplies to the International Space Station, NASA said. “It is a huge team effort each time and couldn’t be happier to return with @astro_kimbrough,” tweeted Frenchman Thomas Pesquet, referring to his American colleague Shane Kimbrough. Sortie extravéhiculaire, épisode ✌️ Encore une longue mais incroyable journée nous attend avec @astro_kimbrough, et qui serait impossible sans travail d’équipe, aussi bien à l’extérieur qu'à l’intérieur de la @Space_Station et au sol 💪 #MissionAlpha 👉 https://t.co/wSJXPPo3ES pic.twitter.com/sV6zzjDYjK — Thomas Pesquet June 20, 2021 They then continued the work of positioning, attaching and deploying six new-generation solar panels, referred to as iROSA, for Roll-Out Solar Array. pic.twitter.com/cVaCXuFcRV — Jonny Kim June 20, 2021 A first spacewalk on Wednesday ran into several snags, notably problems with Kimbrough’s spacesuit.

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Watch video: NASA releases stunning footage of spacewalk carried out by its astronauts
2 years, 3 months ago

Watch video: NASA releases stunning footage of spacewalk carried out by its astronauts

Firstpost  

The power capacity of ISS will increase by up to 30 percent with the help of new arrays installed by the astronauts. One such stunning video of a spacewalk has been released by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. In the footage, astronauts can be seen performing a spacewalk for installing two new solar arrays at the International Space Station. …

International Space Station: Astronauts installed a giant solar panel
3 years, 9 months ago

International Space Station: Astronauts installed a giant solar panel

CNN  

CNN — It’s the summer of new solar power on the International Space Station. Astronauts Shane Kimbrough of NASA and Thomas Pesquet of the European Space Agency conducted their third spacewalk in just over a week and installed a second new solar array outside the space station on Friday. But on Sunday, they successfully installed the first Roll-Out Solar Array, …

Space Station gets fresh lease of life: Spacewalking astronauts install new solar panels
3 years, 9 months ago

Space Station gets fresh lease of life: Spacewalking astronauts install new solar panels

India Today  

Spacewalking astronauts equipped the International Space Station with the first in a series of powerful new solar panels Sunday, overcoming suit problems and other obstacles with muscle and persistence. “Thanks for working with us on a Sunday.” The astronauts started Sunday’s spacewalk picking up where they left off Wednesday, when a string of problems prevented them from unrolling the high-tech …

Astronauts install new solar panels in 6-hour spacewalk on International Space Station
3 years, 9 months ago

Astronauts install new solar panels in 6-hour spacewalk on International Space Station

CNN  

CNN — NASA astronaut Shane Kimbrough and European Space Agency astronaut Thomas Pesquet conducted a spacewalk Sunday – their second in the past week – to install new solar arrays that will provide a power boost to the space station. During the nearly seven-hour spacewalk on Wednesday, Kimbrough and Pesquet were slated to install the first two out of six …

Spacesuit problems prevent astronauts from installing solar arrays
3 years, 9 months ago

Spacesuit problems prevent astronauts from installing solar arrays

India Today  

Spacesuit problems prevented astronauts from completing the installation Wednesday of powerful, new solar panels outside the International Space Station. But there’s no urgency to do so, said Mission Control commentator Rob Navias, with the old solar panels providing plenty of power for now. The duo conducted the most hazardous parts of the spacewalk on the nighttime side of Earth, to …

Astronauts to Fit Space Station with Better Solar Panels to Meet Demand of Growing Visitors
3 years, 9 months ago

Astronauts to Fit Space Station with Better Solar Panels to Meet Demand of Growing Visitors

News 18  

Astronauts ventured out on a spacewalk Wednesday to outfit the International Space Station with powerful, new solar panels to handle the growing electrical demands from upcoming visitors. NASA put extra safety precautions in place as French astronaut Thomas Pesquet and U.S. astronaut Shane Kimbrough worked on the station’s primary power grid, to avoid an electrical shock. The duo had to …

New solar arrays to boost power on Space Station: Two astronauts set to conduct over 6-hour-long spacewalk
3 years, 9 months ago

New solar arrays to boost power on Space Station: Two astronauts set to conduct over 6-hour-long spacewalk

India Today  

Days after the SpaceX Dragon docked with the International Space Station, two astronauts will venture out of the airlock on Wednesday to conduct a spacewalk. The astronauts will install solar arrays on the space station to give the ageing laboratory a much-needed power boost. Astronaut Thomas Pesquet and flight engineer Shane Kimbrough will conduct the spacewalk to install the first …

Astronauts prep to conduct two spacewalks to install solar arrays on International Space Station
3 years, 9 months ago

Astronauts prep to conduct two spacewalks to install solar arrays on International Space Station

India Today  

The mood at the International Space Station is one of joy as astronauts have received a fresh supply of apples, avocados and their specific diet-centric food containers. Meanwhile, Commander Akihiko Hoshide removed mice launched aboard Dragon and placed them inside a habitat in the Kibo laboratory module to study space-caused ageing-like symptoms such as bone loss and muscle atrophy. The …

Astronauts complete seven hour spacewalk to prep ISS for its new solar panels
4 years ago

Astronauts complete seven hour spacewalk to prep ISS for its new solar panels

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Spacewalking astronauts ventured out Sunday to install support frames for new, high-efficiency solar panels arriving at the International Space Station later this year. NASA’s Kate Rubins and Victor Glover put the first set of mounting brackets and struts together, then bolted them into place next to the station’s oldest and most degraded solar wings. Spacewalkers Victor Glover and Kate Rubins …

Spacewalking astronauts prep station for new solar wings
4 years, 1 month ago

Spacewalking astronauts prep station for new solar wings

India TV News  

Spacewalking astronauts ventured out Sunday to install support frames for new, high-efficiency solar panels arriving at the International Space Station later this year. NASA’s Kate Rubins and Victor Glover emerged from the orbiting lab lugging 8-foot duffle-style bags stuffed with hundreds of pounds of mounting brackets and struts. The six new solar panels — to be delivered in pairs by …

Spacewalking astronauts swap out space station’s batteries
6 years ago

Spacewalking astronauts swap out space station’s batteries

India TV News  

Spacewalking astronauts swap out space station’s batteries Changing batteries in orbit took some huffing and puffing and some intricate maneuvering by two spacewalkers Friday. NASA’s Anne McClain and Nick Hague took 6 hours and 39 minutes to replace three old nickel-hydrogen batteries with more powerful lithium-ion batteries on the International Space Station. Love you.” The station’s robotic arm had done …

NASA astronauts conduct a seven hour long spacewalk to install a new external camera system
7 years, 5 months ago

NASA astronauts conduct a seven hour long spacewalk to install a new external camera system

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Two astronauts aboard the International Space Station have completed a spacewalk to install a new camera system on the orbiting laboratory’s robotic arm, replacing a blown fuse and installing a new high definition camera on the starboard truss of the station. During the spacewalk lasting for six hours and 49 minutes, Flight Engineer Joe Acaba of NASA greased the new …

International Space Station astronauts complete spacewalk lasting seven hours to install new camera
7 years, 5 months ago

International Space Station astronauts complete spacewalk lasting seven hours to install new camera

New Indian Express  

WASHINGTON: Two astronauts aboard the International Space Station have completed a spacewalk to install a new camera system on the orbiting laboratory's robotic arm, replacing a blown fuse and installing a new high definition camera on the starboard truss of the station. During the spacewalk lasting for six hours and 49 minutes, Flight Engineer Joe Acaba of NASA greased the …

NASA astronauts finish spacewalk trilogy for space taxis | IndiaTV News
10 years ago

NASA astronauts finish spacewalk trilogy for space taxis | IndiaTV News

India TV News  

Washington: NASA astronauts successfully ended their third and last spacewalk on March 1 to reassemble parts of the International Space Station and create parking slots for Boeing and Space Exploration Technologies which will provide commercial space taxis in the near future. NASA crews have now spent a total of 1,171 hours and 29 minutes conducting space station assembly and maintenance …

Astronauts complete tricky repair job on ISS with third spacewalk
10 years ago

Astronauts complete tricky repair job on ISS with third spacewalk

Daily Mail  

Spacewalking astronauts who ventured out for the third time in just over a week on Sunday have completed an extensive, tricky cable job at the International Space Station. Scroll down for video Maintenance: Barry Wilmore and Terry Virts begin their third spacewalk at the International Space Station Work: Astronaut Terry Virts installs an antenna and boom during the third spacewalk …

Spacewalk on ISS completed
10 years, 1 month ago

Spacewalk on ISS completed

The Hindu  

NASA astronauts at International Space Station have successfully completed the first of three spacewalks to create parking spots for Boeing and SpaceX to deliver astronauts to the orbital laboratory. The 6-hour, 41-minute-spacewalk by Expedition 42 astronauts Barry Wilmore and Terry Virts was meant to prepare the ISS for a pair of international docking adapters that will allow future commercial crew …

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