Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Koichi Wakata is pictured in his Extravehicular Mobility Unit, or spacesuit, during his second spacewalk on Feb. 2, 2023.
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Koichi Wakata is pictured in his Extravehicular Mobility Unit, or spacesuit, during his spacewalk on Feb. 2, 2023. He and NASA astronaut Nicole Mann, who took this photo, installed a modification kit on the International Space Station’s starboard truss structure that will enable the future installation of the orbiting lab’s next roll-out solar array. Four solar arrays, or iROSAs, have been installed so far, and two additional arrays will be mounted to the installed platforms during future spacewalks.
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Image Credit: NASA/Nicole Mann