Astronauts Complete Spacewalk for Solar Array Modifications
NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Anil Menon concluded their spacewalk outside the International Space Station at 3 p.m. EDT. It was Menon’s first spacewalk and Meir’s sixth. The post Astronauts Complete Spacewalk for Solar Array Modifications appeared first on NASA Science .
NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Anil Menon successfully completed a spacewalk at the International Space Station on Wednesday afternoon. This marked Meir's sixth spacewalk and Menon's first. The duo spent a total of 6 hours and 27 minutes working outside the orbiting laboratory. Their primary mission entailed preparing the 3B power channel, a crucial step for the future installation of roll-out solar arrays, known as IROSA.
These arrays are intended to augment the power supply for the ISS, thereby bolstering support for critical systems and facilitating the controlled deorbit of the station. This mission constituted the 281st spacewalk dedicated to maintaining, upgrading, and expanding the International Space Station.
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