NASA Sets Spacewalk for Station Maintenance, Live Coverage Planned
NASA will provide coverage as two astronauts step outside the International Space Station on Tuesday, Sept. 1, to replace a spacecraft navigational aid and complete several maintenance tasks in support of space station operations. Watch live coverage beginning at 7 a.m. EDT. The spacewalk is expected to start at approximately 8:30 a.m. and last about […]
NASA will broadcast the live coverage of a spacewalk on Tuesday, September 1, as astronauts Jessica Meir and Sophie Adenot venture outside the International Space Station to perform maintenance tasks. The two astronauts will replace a spacecraft navigational aid, install jumper cables for data-relay systems, prepare the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer’s radiator for future maintenance, and swap a high-definition camera on the station’s truss.
This spacewalk is the 284th to support the station's assembly, maintenance, and upgrades. Meir, who will be participating in her seventh spacewalk, is on track to become NASA's all-time record holder for the most spacewalks by a woman, trailing Peggy Whitson and Suni Williams. Adenot, making her third spacewalk, is already an experienced astronaut.
The spacewalk is scheduled to commence at approximately 8:30 a.m. EDT and will last about six and a half hours.
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