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NASA schedules spacewalk for space station maintenance on Sept. 1
Astronauts Jessica Meir and Sophie Adenot will conduct a six-and-a-half-hour spacewalk to replace navigation aids and upgrade station hardware.
The short version
- NASA and ESA astronauts Jessica Meir and Sophie Adenot are scheduled to perform a spacewalk outside the International Space Station on Sept. 1.
- The crew will replace a spacecraft navigational aid, install data-relay cables, service camera equipment, and prepare a spectrometer radiator.
- Live coverage of the roughly six-and-a-half-hour excursion will begin streaming at 7 a.m. EDT.
Key facts
- NASA astronaut Jessica Meir and European Space Agency astronaut Sophie Adenot are scheduled to perform U.S. spacewalk 99 on Tuesday, Sept. 1.[NASA News]
- The spacewalk is expected to begin at approximately 8:30 a.m. EDT and run for about six and a half hours, with NASA live coverage starting at 7 a.m. EDT.[NASA News]
- Primary tasks include swapping out a retroreflector on the Harmony module to assist docking operations, setting up data-relay jumper cables, replacing a high-definition camera, and preparing the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer's radiator for upcoming work.[NASA News]
- The mission marks the 284th spacewalk dedicated to space station assembly, maintenance, and upgrades.[NASA News]
- The excursion will be Meir's seventh spacewalk and Adenot's third.[NASA News]