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  • ISS Contingency Spacewalk Completed Successfully

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    Astronauts Peggy Whitson and Jack Fischer completed a 2 hour 41-minute contingency spacewalk today following the failure of an Multiplexer-Demultiplexer (MDM) over the weekend. During the walk, they successfully replaced the MDM and also installed two wireless network antenna’s This was Peggy’s 10th walk for a total time of 60 hours 21-minutes, surpassing John Grunsfeld to…

  • Expedition 50 completes fourth EVA

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    Today Astronauts Shane Kimbrough and Peggy Whitson completed a 7 hour 4 minute Extravehicular Activity (EVA) bring the total count of EVA’s performed at the International Space Station (ISS) to 199 for a total time of 1,243 hours 42 minutes. During the EVA they completed the following primary tasks:- EPIC MDM removal & replace Node 3 axial…

  • Expedition 50 complete third EVA

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    Astronauts Shane Kimbrough and Thomas Pesquet completed the third Extravehicular activity (EVA) of Expedition 50 with the successful re-pressurization of the Quest airlock.  The spacewalk lasted 6 hours 34 minutes and the astronauts completed the following tasks.  Prepare PMA for Prepare PMA for move Installed new Epic MDM Camera WorkLubricated Canadarm2 end effector and inspected…

  • ISS Spacewalk EVA-40 (184) completed successfully

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    The third spacewalk in as many weeks has been completed successfully by Cosmonauts Maksim Surayev and Aleksandr Samokutyayev, originally planned for approximately 6 hours the two worked way ahead of the timeline bringing the spacewalk to an end over 2 hours early. They completed the following tasks during the spacewalk – Removed and jettisoned Radiometriya…

  • ISS Spacewalk EVA-28 completed successfully

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    While traveling at 17,133 mph 261 miles above the Earth Astronauts Reid Wiseman and Butch E. Wilmore took a 6h 34m excursion outside the space station today to perform a number of tasks needed for the continued operation and future changes to the ISS. The first task they completed was the replacement of the Power…

  • International Space Station US EVA 26 complete

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    Earlier today Astronauts Rick Mastracchio and Steve Swanson stepped outside the International Space Station for a 1h 36m spacewalk to replace a failed Multiplexer/Demultiplexer (MDM) unit.  In addition they completed a get-ahead task to remove two lanyard’s from the Secondary Power Distribution Assembly SPDA doors, this will allow the Special Purpose Dexterous Manipulator attachment of the Canadarm2 to…