NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Anil Menon are pictured training for a spacewalk at the Johnson Space Center’s Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory in Houston, Texas.
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NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Anil Menon began a spacewalk at 8:33 a.m. EDT outside the International Space Station to prepare the 3B power channel for the future installation of new roll-out solar arrays. Once installed, the arrays will provide additional power to support critical station operations, including its safe and controlled deorbit.
The spacewalk is streaming through a variety of platforms. Learn where to watch online: https://www.nasa.gov/live
Meir is spacewalk crew member 1, wearing a suit with red stripes. Menon is crew member 2, wearing an unmarked suit.
Learn more about station activities by following the space station blog, @space_station on X, as well as the ISS Facebook and ISS Instagram accounts.
Source: NASA
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