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Expedition 65 Flight Engineers in robotics training to support two spacewalks

Expedition 65 Flight Engineers in robotics training to support two spacewalks
Expedition 65 Flight Engineers are in robotics training to support two spacewalks.

iss065e095944 (June 10, 2021) — (Clockwise from bottom) Expedition 65 Flight Engineers Mark Vande Hei, Megan McArthur, Shane Kimbrough and Thomas Pesquet participate in robotics training in preparation to support two spacewalks. Kimbrough and Pesquet will go out on both spacewalks on June 16 and 20 to install a pair of roll-out solar arrays to augment the International Space Station’s power system. Vande Hei and McArthur will support the two spacewalkers controlling the Candarm2 robotic arm during the spacewalks.