Thursday Spacewalk Preps Continue, Crew Installs Advanced Earth Imaging Gear
The Expedition 75 crew continued preparing for a spacewalk scheduled for Thursday to augment the International Space Station’s power system. The orbital residents also installed advanced Earth observation hardware, continued space exercise research, and kept up lab maintenance. The post Thursday Spacewalk Preps Continue, Crew Installs Advanced Earth Imaging Gear appeared first on NASA Science .
The Expedition 75 crew aboard the International Space Station (ISS) continued preparations for a spacewalk scheduled for Thursday, Aug. 6, 2026. During this mission, NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Anil Menon, along with flight engineers Jack Hathaway and Sophie Adenot, will install advanced Earth observation gear and work on various research activities.
The duo began configuring tools and studying procedures for the spacewalk, which is expected to last about seven hours. Hathaway and Adenot, who will monitor the spacewalkers from inside the ISS, also assisted Meir and Menon with pre-flight exercises and procedures review.
Meanwhile, Roscosmos flight engineers Andrey Fedyaev and Pyotr Dubrov installed an imaging device in the Zvezda service module to capture multiple wavelengths of Earth imagery, aiding in monitoring natural phenomena such as storms and volcanic eruptions. Flight engineer Anna Kikina focused on organizing and stowing hardware in the Zarya module.
On the ground, former ISS resident Chris Williams discussed his experiences during a post-flight news conference, highlighting the beauty of Earth and the importance of living and working in space. Live coverage of the spacewalk will be streamed starting at 7 a.m. EDT, with updates available through NASA Science and the ISS official accounts.
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