Watch 2 astronauts replace failed ISS antenna during spacewalk today
NASA astronaut Anil Menon and France's Sophie Adenot will conduct a spacewalk today (Aug. 25) to replace a space-to-ground-antenna on the International Space Station. Here's how to watch live.
Two astronauts, Jessica Meir and Anil Menon, will venture outside the International Space Station (ISS) today to carry out repairs on a failed space-to-ground antenna. The spacewalk, known as an extravehicular activity (EVA), is scheduled to commence at 8:35 a.m. EDT (1235 GMT) and is projected to last 6.5 hours. Live coverage of the event will be available on Space.com, starting at 7:00 a.m. EDT (1100 GMT).
This will be Menon's third spacewalk, while it is Adenot's second, marking her as the first French woman to conduct an EVA. Their previous mission included removing a malfunctioning antenna on August 18. If time permits during today's spacewalk, Menon and Adenot plan to replace a retroreflector on the Harmony module, which will enhance navigation data for visiting spacecraft. This will be the 283rd EVA in the ISS's history, which has been continuously inhabited since November 2000.
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