NASA to Conduct First Ever All-Female Spacewalk on International Space Station
Two NASA astronauts will take off later today at 8:05 AM ET (5:35 PM IST) for their first spacewalk outside the International Space Station (ISS), also the 12th space station this year for maintenance. to work. This maintenance includes removing the radio communications equipment and replacing the hardware that allows the orbiting lab’s solar panels to track the sun.
Specifically, the astronauts — Jasmin Moghbeli and Loral O’Hara — will be gone for about “almost 7 hours” while performing maintenance. It’s also worth noting that both astronauts are part of Expedition 70, which began on September 27. last month.
“Moghbeli and O’Hara began the day with standard medical examinations, while Mogensen assisted the pair with temperature, blood pressure, pulse and airway measurements. Furukawa gathered with the three astronauts to review spacewalk procedures and communicate with ground experts for a final readiness conference,” NASA notes.
Moghbeli can be identified by a suit with red stripes, while O’Hara wears an unmarked suit.
How to watch ‘Spacewalk’
Those interested in the event can tune into NASA TV and NASA’s YouTube channel for the spacewalk at 6:30 a.m. ET. In addition, viewers can also tune into NASA’s app for coverage.
For Indian viewers, the coverage of the spacewalk would begin today at 4:00 PM IST, and the ideal viewing location would be NASA’s YouTube channel embedded above.
