LOS ANGELES – NASA astronaut Anil Menon and the European Area Company (ESA) astronaut Sophie Adenot started a spacewalk outdoors the Worldwide Area Station (ISS) to switch a Area-to-Floor antenna.
The spacewalk started at 8:29 am Jap Time (12:29 GMT) on Tuesday and was nonetheless underway, with the spacewalk anticipated to final about six and a half hours, in accordance with NASA.
The antenna is a crucial hyperlink utilized by NASA to transmit information, enabling high-speed communications between the Mission Management Heart in Houston and the ISS.
The spacewalk marked the second spacewalk for Menon and the primary for Adenot. It’s the 282nd spacewalk in help of house station meeting, upkeep and upgrades, in accordance with NASA.
