jsc2019e060008 (Oct. 18, 2019) — From the Mission Control Center in Houston, veteran NASA astronauts Stephanie Wilson and Mark Vande Hei are on the CAPCOM (capsule communicator) console monitoring the spacewalk being conducted by Expedition 61 Flight Engineers Christina Koch and Jessica Meir. Wilson provided robotic arm support maneuvering spacewalkers during the STS-120 and STS-131 space shuttle missions to the International Space Station. Vande Hei conducted four spacewalks totaling 26 hours and 42 minutes during his stay aboard the orbiting lab as an Expedition 53-54 Flight Engineer.
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