Spacewalk

The SpaceX Dragon Freedom spacecraft is pictured docked to the space-facing port on the International Space Station’s Harmony module. Dragon Freedom carried four Axiom Mission-2 astronauts to the orbital lab on May 22, 2023, including Commander Peggy Whitson, Pilot John Shoffner, and Mission Specialists Ali Alqarni and Rayyanah Barnawi. Credit: NASA<span class="glossaryLink" aria-describedby="tt" data-cmtooltip="<div class=glossaryItemTitle>NASA</div><div…

The Soyuz MS-23 crew ship is pictured docked to the Prichal docking module as the International Space Station orbited 264 miles above Queensland, Australia, near the coast of the Gulf of Carpentaria on May 11, 2023. Credit: NASAThe Expedition 69 crew is studying microgravity’s impact on human immunity, conducting advanced space biology research, and maintaining critical systems on the ISS. Concurrently, Axiom Space is preparing for its second private mission to the ISS, with the launch of Axiom Mission 2 set to include…

By NASA May 13, 2023Spacewalkers Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitri Petelin work outside the Nauka science module to deploy a radiator and install gap spanners on the European robotic arm. Credit: NASA TV<span class="glossaryLink" aria-describedby="tt" data-cmtooltip="<div class=glossaryItemTitle>Roscosmos</div><div class=glossaryItemBody>Roscosmos, also known as the Roscosmos State Corporation for Space Activities, is the Russian government agency responsible for space activities,…

Roscosmos spacewalkers Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitri Petelin, both wearing Orlan spacesuits, work to install a radiator on the International Space Station’s Nauka multipurpose laboratory module with assistance from the European robotic arm on April 19, 2023. Credit: NASATwo cosmonauts, Commander Sergey Prokopyev and Flight Engineer Dmitri Petelin, are scheduled to conduct a spacewalk on Friday to deploy and activate a radiator on the Nauka science module of the <span class="glossaryLink"…

Four main components on the Roscosmos segment of the International Space Station are pictured as the orbital outpost soared 260 miles above the Andes mountain range in Bolivia. From top to bottom, are the Nauka multipurpose laboratory module, the European robotic arm attached to Nauka, the Prichal docking module, and the Soyuz MS-23 crew ship. Credit: NASAExpedition 69 astronauts maintained life support gear and serviced science hardware on the <span class="glossaryLink" aria-describedby="tt"…

By NASA May 4, 2023Spacewalkers Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitri Petelin work outside the space station to install an experiment module on the Nauka science module with assistance from the European robotic arm. Credit: NASA TVCosmonauts Prokopyev and Petelin completed a 7-hour spacewalk, relocating an experiment airlock and accomplishing major objectives. They will conduct another spacewalk on May 12 for further upgrades.<span class="glossaryLink" aria-describedby="tt" data-cmtooltip="<div…

The Richat Structure, also known as the “Eye of the Sahara,” an eroded geological dome in the nation of Mauritania, is pictured from the International Space Station as it orbited 259 miles above the African continent. At left, from top to bottom, are the Nauka multipurpose laboratory module’s forward port, the Prichal docking module, and the Soyuz MS-23 crew ship. Credit: NASATwo cosmonauts from <span class="glossaryLink" aria-describedby="tt" data-cmtooltip="<div…

The Earth begins illuminating during an orbital sunrise as spacewalkers (lower right) Sultan Alneyadi and Stephen Bowen work outside the space station. Credit: NASA TV<span class="glossaryLink" aria-describedby="tt" data-cmtooltip="<div class=glossaryItemTitle>NASA</div><div class=glossaryItemBody>Established in 1958, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is an independent agency of the United States Federal Government that succeeded the National Advisory…

NASA astronaut Steve Bowen, STS-133 mission specialist, poses for a picture during a spacewalk on March 2, 2011, when he was conducting hardware maintenance on the outside of the space station. Credit: NASAExpedition 69 crew members, <span class="glossaryLink" aria-describedby="tt" data-cmtooltip="<div class=glossaryItemTitle>NASA</div><div class=glossaryItemBody>Established in 1958, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is an independent agency of the…

Expedition 68 Flight Engineer Sultan Alneyadi inside the Kibo laboratory module during his first week aboard the International Space Station.Photo: NASATwo astronauts are gearing up for a nearly seven-hour-long spacewalk outside the International Space Station on Friday, with one of them set to make history as the first Arab astronaut to take on the extravehicular activity. Three Astronauts May Be Stranded on the ISS After Disturbing Soyuz Coolant LeakNASA astronaut Stephen Bowen and United Arab Emirates (UAE) astronaut…