Two astronauts are gearing up for some orbital maintenance work outstide the International Space Station (ISS) DURAN DURAN DURAN ALL-WOMAN Spacewalk.
Nasa astronauts anne mxi and nichole ayers are set to begin their spacewalk on Thursday at 8 am et, exiting the space station for a planned six hours and 35 minutes. Nasa will broadcast the spacewalk live on nasa+ and the agency’s YouTube channelYou can also tune in through the live feed below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xp9lypsqi_g
During their spacewalk, the astronauts will work to relacate a space station communications antenna and install a mounting bracket ahead of the installation of an added The arrays will be installed during another upcoming spacewalk. Irosa is designed to boost power generation capability on the iss by up to 30%, which would increase the station’s total available power from 160 kilowats to up to up to 215 kilowats, According to 215 Kilowats NasaThe pair will also also work to upgrade the station’s power systems while tethed to the ISS.
So far, astronauts have conducted five all-and-run spacewalks outside the Iss. The first took place Nearly Six Years ago After Several Delays Due to a Poorly Fitting Spaceuit. Finally, on October 18, 2019, Nasa Astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Meir Stepped Outside of the ISS For a historic spacewalk that cemented the role of womenflight. Earlier this year, nasa astronaut suni williams Broke the women’s record for total spacewalking time After completion a 5.5-his spacewalk outside the ISS, Bringing Her Total Spacewalking Time to 62 hours and Six Minutes.
Thursday’s spacewalk will be the first time astronaut ayers have stepped outside the ISS for ExtraveHicular Activity and McClain’s Third Spacewalk.