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18 Oct 2019

US astronauts embark on first all-female spacewalk

Koch and Meir, clad in white spacesuits and tethered by cords to the station some 254 miles (408 km) above Earth, stepped into outer space at 7:38 am Eastern time (1138 GMT) to replace a faulty power unit designed to help condition energy stored from the station`s solar panels, NASA announced online as it showed live video of the action.

21 Oct 2017

NASA astronauts complete spacewalk for ISS repair

During the spacewalk, the astronauts replaced a camera system on the Canadarm2 robotic arm's "hand" known as "latching end effector" that spacewalkers installed on October 5, a high definition camera on the starboard truss of the station and replaced a fuse on the Dextre robotic arm extension.

29 Oct 2015

Scott Kelly completes first spacewalk, sets US flight record

Kelly and Lindgren returned to the space station's airlock where repressurization began about 3:19 p.m ET, marking the official end of the spacewalk.

28 Oct 2015

NASA astronauts all set for spacewalk today

Two US astronauts will perform a spacewalk outside the International Space Station (ISS) on Wednesday.

15 Sep 2015

US astronaut misses fresh air halfway through year-long mission

Halfway into a year in space -- the longest ever attempted at the International Space Station -- American astronaut Scott Kelly said Monday he misses fresh air but is adapting well.

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