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 […] The post NASA Sets Spacewalk for Station…
NASA will conduct a spacewalk on Tuesday, September 1 to maintain the International Space Station. Astronauts Jessica Meir from NASA and Sophie Adenot from ESA will venture outside the station's Quest airlock to replace a critical navigation aid and perform several other maintenance tasks. The spacewalk is scheduled to begin around 8:30 a.m. EDT and is expected to last approximately six and a half hours.
Live coverage of the event will be broadcast through multiple online platforms, with a start time of 7 a.m. EDT. During the mission, Meir and Adenot will install a retroreflector on the Harmony module to aid in spacecraft navigation, attach jumper cables for data relay systems, prepare the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer for future maintenance, and replace a high-definition camera on the truss.
This will be Meir's seventh spacewalk, making her the second most experienced female astronaut in this regard, while Adenot will participate in her third spacewalk. The mission will mark the 284th spacewalk since the station's assembly, maintenance, and upgrades began.
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