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    Astronauts Ready After Robotics Sets Up Worksite for Friday Spacewalk

    NASA astronaut Nick Hague

    Astronauts Nick Hague and Christina Koch have configured their spacesuits and reviewed procedures for tomorrow’s spacewalk at the International Space Station. Robotics controllers also readied the Port-4 (P4) truss structure so the spacewalkers can continue battery swaps and power upgrades outside the orbital lab. Hague and Koch will set their spacesuits to battery power Friday …

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    Spacewalks Preps and More Brain Research At Station Today

    NASA astronauts Christina Koch and Nick Hague

    Two days away from the second International Space Station spacewalk of 2019 and the Expedition 59 crew is studying the human brain and an astronaut’s wake-sleep cycle in space. Flight Engineers Nick Hague and Christina Koch will exit the Quest airlock Friday for about 6.5 hours of battery swaps to upgrade the station’s power storage …

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    Spacewalkers Swapping Places; Crew Studies Brain and Muscles

    NASA astronaut Nick Hague

    A pair of astronauts are trading places on the next two spacewalks as the Expedition 59 crew continues upgrades and maintenance outside of the International Space Station. The orbital residents are also conducting space research to improve life for humans on and off Earth. NASA announced Monday that Flight Engineer Nick Hague is joining fellow …

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    NASA Updates Spacewalk Assignments, Announces Final Preview Briefing

    Astronaut Christina Koch assists spacewalkers Nick Hague and Anne McClain

    With the first in a series of three spacewalks successfully completed at the International Space Station, NASA has updated astronaut assignments for the remaining two spacewalks and will preview the third in an upcoming news conference on NASA Television and the agency’s website. NASA astronauts Nick Hague and Anne McClain conducted the first spacewalk in this series on March 22. Hague …

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    Spacewalkers Complete Battery Swaps for Station Power Upgrades

    Spacewalkers Nick Hague and Anne McClain

    Expedition 59 Flight Engineers Nick Hague and Anne McClain of NASA concluded their spacewalk at 2:40 p.m. EDT. During the six-hour, 39-minute spacewalk, the two NASA astronauts successfully replaced nickel-hydrogen batteries with newer, more powerful lithium-ion batteries for the power channel on one pair of the station’s solar arrays. Astronauts were also able to accomplish several get-ahead tasks including removing debris from …

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    Spacewalkers Working Outside to Upgrade Station Power

    NASA astronaut Nick Hague

    Two astronauts switched their spacesuits to battery power this morning at 8:01 a.m. EDT aboard the International Space Station to begin a spacewalk planned to last about six-and-a-half hours. Expedition 59 Flight Engineers Nick Hague and Anne McClain of NASA will install adapter plates and hook up electrical connections for three of six new lithium-ion batteries installed on the station’s …

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    NASA TV Broadcasts Station Spacewalk Live Today

    NASA astronaut Nick Hague

    Expedition 59 Flight Engineers Nick Hague and Anne McClain of NASA will begin a spacewalk outside of the International Space Station at about 8 a.m. EDT Friday, March 22. NASA Television coverage of the spacewalk will begin at 6:30 a.m. Watch the spacewalk on NASA TV and on the agency’s website. This will be the 214th spacewalk in support of …

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    Final Suit Checks and Reviews before Friday’s Spacewalk

    Astronaut Anne McClain assists fellow astronauts Christina Koch (left) and Nick Hague

    Two Expedition 59 astronauts are checking their spacesuits today and reviewing procedures one final time before tomorrow’s spacewalk. The other four residents aboard the International Space Station assisted the spacewalkers, maintained the orbital lab and conducted space science. NASA Flight Engineers Anne McClain and Nick Hague readied the Quest airlock today where they will begin …

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    Astronauts Gear Up for Spacewalk and Get Up to Date on Station Safety

    NASA astronaut and Expedition 59 Flight Engineer Christina Koch

    The Expedition 59 crew is busy preparing for the first spacewalk of 2019 set to begin in just two days. Meanwhile, the orbital residents are still exploring the effects of space on their bodies while familiarizing themselves with emergency hardware. NASA astronauts Nick Hague and Anne McClain continued organizing their tools this morning ahead of …

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    Human Research and Spacewalk Computer Training on Orbital Lab

    The Expedition 59 crew continued gearing up for Friday’s spacewalk amid a variety of human research activities today. Meanwhile, the three newest International Space Station crewmembers found time to get up to speed on lab systems and life in space. Friday’s spacewalkers will be NASA astronauts Anne McClain and Nick Hague. The duo started the …

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