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    Second Spacewalk of 2017 Successfully Complete

    Expedition 50 astronauts Shane Kimbrough, right, of NASA, and Thomas Pesquet, left, of the European Space Agency.

    Expedition 50 Commander Shane Kimbrough from NASA and Flight Engineer Thomas Pesquet from the European Space Agency concluded their spacewalk at 12:20 p.m. EST. During the nearly six hour spacewalk, the two astronauts successfully installed three new adapter plates and hooked up electrical connections for three of the six new lithium-ion batteries on the International …

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    Astronauts Begin Second Spacewalk to Upgrade Power Systems

    Astronauts Shane Kimbrough and Thomas Pesquet

    Two astronauts switched their spacesuits to battery power this morning at 6:22 a.m. EST aboard the International Space Station to begin a spacewalk planned to last about six-and-a-half hours. Expedition 50 Commander Shane Kimbrough and Flight Engineer Thomas Pesquet of ESA (European Space Agency) will install adapter plates and hook up electrical connections for the …

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    Live Spacewalk Coverage Now on NASA TV

    Astronaut Peggy Whitson

    Expedition 50 Commander Shane Kimbrough and Flight Engineer Thomas Pesquet of ESA (European Space Agency) will begin a spacewalk outside of the International Space Station at 7 a.m. EST Friday, Jan. 13. Watch the spacewalk live now on NASA TV and on the agency’s website. This will be the 197th spacewalk in support of space …

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    Second Power Upgrade Spacewalk Starts Friday Morning

    Astronaut Assists Spacewalkers

    Expedition 50 astronauts Shane Kimbrough and Thomas Pesquet are ready for their mission’s second spacewalk that starts Friday at 7 a.m. EST. The duo will wrap up power maintenance work to connect new lithium-ion batteries and install adapter plates. Kimbrough and NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson started that work last Friday during a six-hour, 32-minute spacewalk. …

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    U.S. and French Astronauts Prep for Friday Spacewalk

    Astronaut Shane Kimbrough

    Commander Shane Kimbrough is getting ready for his second spacewalk in a week to complete the upgrade of power systems on the International Space Station. He will be joined by Thomas Pesquet from the European Space Agency who will be conducting his first spacewalk. The spacewalking duo are partnering up today with NASA astronaut Peggy …

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    Next Cygnus Mission to Station Set for March

    Orbital ATK's Cygnus cargo craft

    Orbital ATK has completed a significant mission milestone for NASA’s next International Space Station cargo mission. The Pressurized Cargo Module (PCM) of the Cygnus spacecraft has arrived at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center for processing and assembly before launch. The OA-7 mission is targeted to launch on Thursday, March 16 from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral …

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    Second Spacewalk Sets Stage for Upcoming Cargo Missions

    Astronaut Thomas Pesquet

    The six-member Expedition 50 crew has the day off today after a pair of NASA astronauts completed the first spacewalk of 2017 on Friday of last week. That spacewalk is the first of two planned in January to upgrade the International Space Station’s power systems. Both spacewalks have been backed-up with external robotics work that …

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    Astronauts Complete First of Two Power Upgrade Spacewalks

    Spacewalkers Peggy Whitson and Shane Kimbrough

    Expedition 50 Commander Shane Kimbrough and Flight Engineer Peggy Whitson concluded their spacewalk at 1:55 p.m. EST. During the six-hour and 32-minute spacewalk, the two NASA astronauts successfully installed three new adapter plates and hooked up electrical connections for three of the six new lithium-ion batteries on the International Space Station. They also accomplished several get-ahead …

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    Astronauts Begin First of Two Power Upgrade Spacewalks

    Spacewalkers Shane Kimbrough and Peggy Whitson

    Two astronauts switched their spacesuits to battery power this morning at 7:23 a.m. EST aboard the International Space Station to begin a spacewalk planned to last about six-and-a-half hours. Expedition 50 Commander Shane Kimbrough and Flight Engineer Peggy Whitson of NASA will install adapter plates and hook up electrical connections for three of six new lithium-ion …

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    Watch Spacewalk Live on NASA TV Now

    Astronaut Peggy Whitson

    Expedition 50 Commander Shane Kimbrough and Flight Engineer Peggy Whitson of NASA will begin a spacewalk outside of the International Space Station at about 7 a.m. EST today. NASA Television coverage of the spacewalk will begin at 5:30 a.m. Watch the spacewalk on NASA TV and on the agency’s website. This will be the 196th …

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