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NASA announced Sept. 7 it awarded a task order to Axiom Space for development of spacesuits for Artemis missions. It has not yet awarded a task order for suits needed for ISS spacewalks.
NASA suspended all ISS spacewalks with its spacesuit indefinitely after agency astronaut Tracy Dyson experienced a brief coolant leak June 24 before leaving the hatch of the space station.
Spacewalks are crucial to keeping the station up and running in optimal conditions. And, since NASA doesn’t plan to decommission the ISS until 2030, keeping things running smoothly is a priority ...
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Since NASA halted U.S.-led spacewalks in May, only three have taken place outside the ISS, mostly involving Russian cosmonauts.
Live coverage of all three spacewalks will begin at 5:30 a.m. EST on NASA Television and the agency’s website. These will be the second and third spacewalks for Meir, who will be extravehicular ...
NASA's live TV feed is expected to broadcast "what may become a record pace of 10 complex spacewalks" starting on Sunday, Oct. 6. This rate of spacewalks has not been seen since the ISS was ...
NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine drew attention to the schedule, tweeting, "We have two more all-woman spacewalks coming up in January!" We have two more all-woman spacewalks coming up in January!
Now, though, NASA spacewalks are back. There are two spacewalks scheduled for this month, one on Thursday, January 16, and another a week later on Thursday, January 23.
Oct. 19 (UPI) -- NASA has approved resumption of routine spacewalks outside the International Space Station after a seven-month pause and after finishing an October flight readiness review.
— NASA (@NASA) June 24, 2020 For both spacewalks, Cassidy will be crew member I and wearing a spacesuit showing red stripes, while Behnken will serve as crew member II in a suit with no stripes.