OOPS: First all-female spacewalk results in accidental release of tool bag into orbit A pair of women who recently completed the first all-female spacewalk, considered “historic,” made a boo-boo when they accidentally released a bag of equipment into orbit. NASA astronauts Jasmin Moghbeli and Loral O’Hara had just completed a six-hour, 42-minute spacewalk during which […]
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OOPS: First all-female spacewalk results in accidental release of tool bag into orbit
Cosmonauts conduct spacewalk aboard ISS
Expedition 67 Commander Oleg Artemyev and Flight Engineer Denis Matveev, both of Roscosmos, began a spacewalk early Friday to continue outfitting the European robotic arm on the International Space Station’s Nauka laboratory. The duo is relocating an external control panel for the arm from one area to another. They’re also testing a mechanism on the […]
Cosmonauts conduct spacewalk aboard ISS
Expedition 67 Commander Oleg Artemyev and Flight Engineer Denis Matveev, both of Roscosmos, began a spacewalk early Friday to continue outfitting the European robotic arm on the International Space Station’s Nauka laboratory. The duo is relocating an external control panel for the arm from one area to another. They’re also testing a mechanism on the […]
Astronauts work on International Space Station upgrades in spacewalk
Two astronauts were scheduled to complete a six hour spacewalk to upgrade the International Space Station. Tasks included venting early ammonia system jumper cables and reconnecting the current cooling systems. The two NASA astronauts also worked on connecting cables for the European Space Agency’s Columbus module. Mission Control is eager to get the station improvements […]
1st ever spacewalk relived by Russian cosmonaut in epic 360 VR (VIDEO)
“A spacewalk. It’s the most difficult, and dangerous, activity for a human. Your body’s under constant pressure. If anything happens, you can’t just run away,” Leonov, now 83, explains to RT, accompanied by his American colleague from the first spacewalk, Thomas Stafford, 87. “41 years ago, he told me, ‘I’m happy to see you in […]
First-ever 360 degree spacewalk video prompts melt downs from flat earthers
In space nobody can hear you scream, but back on Earth in the RT comment section the outcry of reality-rejecting flat earthers is loud and clear. Space exploration is a conspiracy, they say, and not even a groundbreaking spacewalk 360 will convince them otherwise. The first-ever 360-degree footage captured during a spacewalk gives people […]
Watch astronauts repair ISS robot arm in daring spacewalk (LIVE)
Expedition 53 Commander Randy ‘Komrade’ Bresnik and ISS flight engineer Mark Vande will be replacing a motor that malfunctioned on the device used to move supplies and undock spacecraft. The large grappling mechanism, known as the Canadarm2, recently experienced an issue with one of its motorized latches. READ MORE: Happy 60th birthday, Sputnik! How USSR launched […]