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NASA Astronauts Begin Spacewalk to Prep Station for Future Solar Array

NASA astronaut Anne McClain works outside the U.S. Quest airlock where she exited shortly after beginning a six-hour, 39-minute spacewalk to upgrade the International Space Station's power storage capacity.
Astronaut Anne McClain works outside the Quest airlock where she exited shortly after beginning a spacewalk to upgrade the International Space Station’s power storage capacity on March 22, 2019.
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NASA astronauts Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers began a spacewalk at approximately 9:05 a.m. EDT to install a mounting bracket to prepare for the future installation of an additional set of International Space Station Rollout Solar Arrays. The astronauts also will relocate a space station communications antenna.  

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McClain is crew member 1, wearing the suit with red stripes. Ayers is spacewalk crew member 2, wearing the unmarked suit. 

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