
Astronauts complete tricky repair job on ISS with third spacewalk
Daily MailSpacewalking 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 outside the International Space Station Sunday Space Station: An astronaut is pictured at the International Space Station, the spacewalk is the third in eight days for NASA, and is the 187th in the history of the space station Repair: Astronaut Barry 'Butch' Wilmore, right, and Terry Virts carried out the work but both had problems with their suits before their mission but none during the task A mechanical gauge, however, was operating fine. Duties: NASA said another main part of the astronauts task was to route 400 feet of cable Leak: In this file image made from video provided by Nasa, astronaut Terry Virts points to his helmet as he sits inside the International Space Station on Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2015, during an inspection for water in his suit. Cable: American astronauts Terry Virts and Butch Wilmore had 400 more feet of power and data cable, as well as two antennas which they installed Sunday Astronaut: Terry Virts is seen during the third spacewalk outside the International Space Station Sunday during the six hour, 45 minute outing, they plan to set up antennas and communications equipment Nasa: Astronaut Terry Virts, left, and Barry Wilmore began the spacewalk at 6:52 am when completed the work will allow future crews launching from Florida on US commercial spacecraft to be able to park at the space station The advance work, involving nearly 800 feet of cable over three spacewalks was carried out to create new crew capsules commissioned by Nasa. Work: In this image from Nasa television astronaut Terry Virts exits the Quest airlock hatch beginning the third spacewalk outside the International Space Station early Sunday morning March 1, 2015 Even more spacewalks will be needed once new docking ports start arriving in June.
History of this topic

Tech billionaire returns to Earth after first private spacewalk
The Hindu
Billionaire’s Crew Returns To Earth After Completing First Private Spacewalk
News 18
Tech billionaire returns to Earth after first private spacewalk
Associated Press
Russian cosmonauts flex European robotic arm in space, conduct 250th spacewalk
India Today
NASA astronauts conduct spacewalk to provide space station power upgrades
CNN
NASA Astronauts Complete 13th Spacewalk at International Space Station
News 18
Two astronauts complete six-hour spacewalk to install solar panels on the ISS
Firstpost
Two cosmonauts conduct seven-hour spacewalk at the ISS to prepare for Russian module
Firstpost
World's 1st spacewalker dies at 85, Nasa wraps up seven-hour spacewalk
India Today
Alexei Leonov, 1st human to walk in space, dies in Moscow
India TV News
Astronaut struggles to place one foot in front of the other after 197 days in space
Firstpost
Two NASA astronauts complete International Space Station repairs in nearly six hours of spacewalk
Firstpost
NASA astronauts conduct a seven hour long spacewalk to install a new external camera system
Firstpost
International Space Station astronauts complete spacewalk lasting seven hours to install new camera
New Indian Express
NASA astronauts finish spacewalk trilogy for space taxis | IndiaTV News
India TV News
Spacewalk on ISS completed
The Hindu
Russian cosmonauts complete spacewalk, biorisk experiment
Firstpost
Russian cosmonauts complete spacewalk, biorisk experiment
FirstpostDiscover Related













































