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    Spacewalkers Wrap Up Battery Work and Camera Installations

    The seven-member Expedition 64 crew poses for a portrait inside the space station's Kibo laboratory module.

    NASA astronauts Mike Hopkins and Victor Glover concluded their spacewalk at 1:16 p.m. EST, after 5 hours and 20 minutes. In the second spacewalk of the year, the two NASA astronauts completed work to replace batteries that store power from the station’s solar arrays and upgrade several of the station’s external cameras. The duo finished their …

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    Two Astronauts Begin Spacewalk for Battery and Camera Upgrades

    NASA astronauts Michael Hopkins and Victor Glover are pictured during a spacewalk on Jan. 27, 2021, for antenna work and future solar array upgrades.

    NASA astronauts Mike Hopkins and Victor Glover have begun their spacewalk to finish a four-year effort to upgrade the International Space Station’s power system. They will install a final lithium-ion battery adapter plate on the port 4 (P4) truss and upgrade several external cameras. The spacewalkers switched their spacesuits to battery power at 7:56 a.m. …

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    Spacewalk Coverage Live on NASA TV

    NASA spacewalker and Expedition 64 Flight Engineer Victor Glover works to ready the International Space Station's port-side truss structure for future solar array upgrades.

    NASA Television coverage of today’s spacewalk with NASA astronauts Mike Hopkins and Victor Glover is now underway and available on the agency’s website. The crew members of Expedition 64 are preparing to venture outside the International Space Station for a spacewalk expected to last about six and a half hours. The crew is in the airlock …

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    Watch NASA TV for Monday Morning Spacewalk

    NASA astronauts Michael Hopkins and Victor Glover will conduct their second spacewalk together Monday about 7 a.m. EST. NASA TV begins its live coverage at 5:30 a.m.

    NASA astronauts Mike Hopkins and Victor Glover are scheduled to depart the International Space Station’s Quest airlock Monday for a spacewalk to install a final lithium-ion battery adapter plate on the port 4 (P4) truss that will wrap up battery replacement work begun in January 2017. The duo will set their spacesuits to battery power …

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    Astronauts Go Into Weekend Prepping for Monday’s Spacewalk

    NASA spacewalkers (front left) Victor Glover and Michael Hopkins are pictured with (rear left) astronauts Kate Rubins and Soichi Noguchi before the start of spacewalk on Jan. 27, 2021.

    Four Expedition 64 astronauts are going into the weekend preparing for a spacewalk on Monday for battery and high definition camera work. The other International Space Station residents will spend their time on research, maintenance and exercise. Spacewalkers Michael Hopkins and Victor Glover will partner with astronauts Kate Rubins of NASA and Soichi Noguchi of …

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    Astronauts Relax, Turn Attention to Monday’s Spacewalk

    NASA spacewalker Flight Engineer Victor Glover is dwarfed by the main solar arrays on the International Space Station's far port-side truss structure.

    Four Expedition 64 astronauts are winding down today following Wednesday’s near seven-hour spacewalk outside the International Space Station. The other three crew members stayed focused on space research and lab maintenance throughout Thursday. Spacewalkers Michael Hopkins and Victor Glover spent Thursday relaxing for a few hours before turning their attention to the next spacewalk set …

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    Spacewalk Wraps Up With Upgrades on European Lab Module

    NASA astronauts (from left) Victor Glover and Michael Hopkins will conduct their third spacewalk together on Saturday morning.

    NASA astronauts Mike Hopkins and Victor Glover concluded their spacewalk at 1:24 p.m. EST, after 6 hours and 56 minutes. The two NASA astronauts completed a number of tasks designed to upgrade International Space Station systems. The crew installed a Ka-band antenna, known as COL-Ka, on the outside of the ESA (European Space Agency) Columbus …

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    Two Spacewalkers Exit Station for Science Upgrades

    NASA astronaut Mike Hopkins participates in a spacewalk in December of 2013 at the space station during Expedition 38.

    NASA astronauts Mike Hopkins and Victor Glover have begun the first in a series of spacewalks to upgrade station hardware and systems. The spacewalkers switched their spacesuits to battery power at 6:28 a.m. EST to begin the spacewalk, which is expected to last about six-and-a-half hours. Watch the spacewalk on NASA TV and on the …

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    Astronauts Prepare for Spacewalk Today Live on NASA TV

    NASA astronaut Mike Hopkins participates in a spacewalk in December of 2013 at the space station during Expedition 38.

    NASA Television coverage of today’s spacewalk with NASA astronauts Mike Hopkins and Victor Glover on the International Space Station is now underway and available on the agency’s website. The crew is in the airlock and have put on their suits in preparation to exit the airlock and begin today’s activities. Hopkins and Glover will work …

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    NASA TV Broadcasts Science Upgrade Spacewalk on Wednesday

    NASA astronaut Mike Hopkins participates in a spacewalk in December of 2013 at the space station during Expedition 38.

    NASA astronauts Mike Hopkins and Victor Glover are scheduled to depart the International Space Station’s Quest airlock Wednesday for the first in a series of spacewalks to upgrade station hardware and systems. The duo will set their spacesuits to battery power about 7:05 a.m. EST tomorrow, signifying the start of their spacewalk. NASA will begin …

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