26/08/2026
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ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot and NASA astronaut Anil Menon efficiently accomplished US EVA-98 at 20:57 CEST on Tuesday 25 August. It was Sophie’s second spacewalk, and the thirty second carried out by a European astronaut.
Throughout the 6-hour, 30-minute spacewalk, Sophie and Anil accomplished the set up and activation of a spare House-to-Floor Antenna (SGANT), finishing work that had begun on 18 August, when caught bolts and connectors on the failed antenna delayed their progress.
Sophie and Anil switched their fits to battery energy at 14:27 CEST, formally starting the extravehicular exercise (EVA), earlier than exiting the Quest airlock into the vacuum of house.
They first retrieved a foot restraint and put in it on Canadarm2, which was operated from contained in the Station by NASA astronaut Jack Hathaway.
Anil then rode the robotic arm to Exterior Platform 3, the place the spare antenna had been saved since 2009. Sophie made her means there independently, translating alongside the Station’s exterior.
After eradicating the bolts securing the antenna in place, Anil held it securely whereas Canadarm2 backed away from the platform and transported him, antenna in hand, to the Z1 truss. On the identical time, Sophie retraced her route and translated to Z1 underneath her personal energy.
As soon as there, Sophie cleaned and lubricated the bolt inserts in preparation for the set up. After the spare antenna was mounted on the growth, the duo secured it and accomplished {the electrical} connections. They then eliminated the gimbal locks that had prevented the antenna from rotating throughout transport and put in a warmth defend.
Subsequent, they moved to retrieve the failed antenna that had been quickly secured to the Station’s truss in the course of the earlier spacewalk. After Sophie launched the tie-downs, Anil took management of the antenna and rode the Canadarm2 to its stowage location, whereas Sophie translated there independently. As soon as on the worksite, they labored collectively to safe the failed antenna completely.
Sophie then helped Anil detach from the transportable foot restraint on Canadarm2, which had carried him for a lot of the spacewalk. Afterwards, each astronauts translated again to the airlock and ingressed the Station.
Sophie has now collected 12 hours and 53 minutes of spacewalking time over two EVAs. This was the 283rd spacewalk in help of house station meeting, upkeep, and upgrades.
