Tag: Columbus
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ISS astronauts perform final spacewalk of Expedition 66
Expedition 66 astronauts Raja Chari and Matthias Maurer ventured outside the International Space Station on Wednesday, performing a spacewalk to carry out repairs and upgrades on the space station. US EVA-80 marked the 248th spacewalk carried out at the International Space Station, including spacewalks carried out from the Russian Orbital Segment and as part of…
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EVA-73 concludes, continuing Station maintenance & upgrade tasks
Two NASA astronauts, Victor Glover and Mike Hopkins, have completed the latest Extravehicular Activity (EVA, or spacewalk) accomplishing several tasks deferred from a series of spacewalks conducted so far this year. The duo began U.S. EVA-73 at 08:14 EST/13:14 UTC when they took their spacesuits to battery power before exiting the Quest Airlock. It concluded…
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Astronauts complete second spacewalk to upgrade Space Station
NASA astronauts Mike Hopkins and Victor Glover have completed their second EVA (extravehicular activity, or spacewalk) outside the ISS in less than one week to continue upgrading the orbital outpost and accomplish miscellaneous tasks during US EVA-70. The duo performed a previous spacewalk last week dedicated largely to communications upgrades for the European Space Agency’s…