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space1 month ago•162 min saved

Historic all-female ISS spacewalk swaps camera and docking gear

NASA astronaut Jessica Meir and ESA’s Sophie Adenot completed a six-hour, 49-minute spacewalk to replace the ISS’s Harmony Node 2 forward-port planar deflector (used for docking) and the CP3 HD camera, replacing the older unit coated with thruster residue. Meir torqued 46 bolts near the AMS and relocated power/thermal jumpers, while Adenot carried out exterior science checks before an issue with mobility in her left shoulder briefly paused the EVA. The outing was the sixth all-female spacewalk in history; Meir now has seven EVAs and Adenot three, as they contributed to ongoing ISS maintenance and upgrades.

via Space|

#esa #iss #nasa

space1 month ago•161 min saved

NASA-ESA duo to lead sixth all-female spacewalk from the ISS

Two astronauts—NASA's Jessica Meir and ESA's Sophie Adenot—will conduct history's sixth all-female spacewalk from the International Space Station today, around 8:30 a.m. ET and lasting about 6.5 hours, to replace a retroreflector on the Harmony module, install data-relay jumper cables, prep the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer radiator, and swap a high-definition camera on the station's truss. Adenot wears the red-striped suit as crew member 1; Meir wears an unmarked suit as crew member 2. Coverage begins at 7:00 a.m. ET and can be watched on Space.com or NASA feeds. Meir has participated in three of the five prior all-female ISS EVAs, and Adenot’s EVA marks France’s first such mission.

via Space|

#esa #international-space-station #nasa

space1 month ago•159 min saved

First French Woman Spacewalker Leads ISS Antenna Repair Attempt

During an Aug. 18, 2026 spacewalk lasting 6 hours and 23 minutes, ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot and NASA’s Anil Menon removed a failed Space-to-Ground antenna from the International Space Station; the replacement could not be completed in time, but Adenot became the first French woman to spacewalk, marking a historic moment in ISS maintenance.

via Space|

#adenot #antenna #iss

space1 month ago•160 min saved

ISS comms back online after 6.5-hour spacewalk antenna swap

Two astronauts, NASA’s Anil Menon and ESA’s Sophie Adenot, completed a 6.5-hour spacewalk on Aug. 25, 2026 to replace a faulty Space-to-Ground Antenna (SGANT) on the ISS; they retrieved a spare, installed it on the Z-1 truss, moved the broken dish to storage, and re-established redundancy for the station’s communications and data links.

via Space|

#esa #international-space-station #nasa

space1 month ago•159 min saved

ISS antenna swap set for spacewalk today by two astronauts

Two astronauts from NASA and ESA, Anil Menon and Sophie Adenot, are scheduled for a 6.5-hour spacewalk to replace a failed space-to-ground antenna on the International Space Station. The EVA is expected to start around 8:35 a.m. EDT on Aug. 25, 2026, and could include a backup task to replace a retroreflector on the Harmony module to improve navigation. Adenot becomes the first Frenchwoman to perform an EVA, while Menon will be on his third spacewalk. Coverage will be shown live via Space.com in partnership with NASA.

via Space|

#antenna #eva #iss

space1 month ago•11 min saved

French spacewalker Adenot makes history, but antenna swap extended to next spacewalk

Sophie Adenot became the first French woman to spacewalk on Aug. 18, 2026, joining Anil Menon for EVA 97 to remove a failed Space-to-Ground antenna and install a replacement on the ISS’s Z1 truss. The pair completed the removal but ran out of time to finish the install because disconnecting cables and loosening bolts took longer than expected. Mission Control redirected the plan to secure the existing hardware and defer the antenna installation to a second spacewalk scheduled for Aug. 25. A working antenna continues to carry the data link in the meantime, illustrating how routine maintenance in space can consume more time than margins allow.

via Space Daily|

#adenot #antenna #esa

space1 month ago•2 min saved

ISS spacewalk ends with failed antenna secured, spare installation delayed

During a six-hour, 23-minute ISS spacewalk, Anil Menon and Sophie Adenot removed a failed space-to-ground antenna, freed tight cables and attempted to secure it, but there wasn’t time to move the unit to storage or install the spare antenna; the failed antenna is lashed down near its boom while the replacement remains bolted to a storage platform, and a second spacewalk is planned next week to decide whether to install the spare then or defer the task; Adenot also becomes the first French woman to walk in space.

via Spaceflight Now|

#adenot #antenna #iss

space1 month ago•2 min saved

France's Sophie Adenot makes history with first Frenchwoman spacewalk at the ISS

French astronaut Sophie Adenot became the first Frenchwoman to perform a spacewalk from the International Space Station, joining Anil Menon for a six-and-a-half-hour EVA to replace a space-to-ground antenna and enhance data links to mission control in Houston; she is the second European woman to spacewalk, following Samantha Cristoforetti, marking another milestone for France in human spaceflight.

via Euronews.com|

#european-astronaut #france #iss

space1 month ago•158 min saved

France’s Sophie Adenot to Make History with ISS Spacewalk

ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot will become France's first woman to spacewalk outside the ISS, partnering with NASA's Anil Menon for a roughly 6.5‑hour EVA to replace a space-to-ground antenna critical for communications; coverage begins Aug. 18 at 7 a.m. EDT on Space.com, and the outing marks the 282nd ISS spacewalk in history.

via Space|

#esa #france #iss

science2 months ago•14 min saved

Indo‑American NASA Astronaut Launches Maiden ISS Spacewalk to Prep New Solar Array

Indian-origin NASA astronaut Anil Menon conducts his first spacewalk from the ISS, a 6.5‑hour EVA with Jessica Meir to install hardware on the 3B power channel for the next Roll-Out Solar Array (IROSA), part of NASA’s effort to boost ISS power and extend its life; three more spacewalks are planned in August.

via The Times of India|

#anil-menon #international-space-station #irosa

space3 months ago•12 min saved

Spacewalk scent decoded: metallic, steak-like aroma clings to gear after EVA

Astronauts report a distinctive, sharp smell after returning from spacewalks, often described as burnt metal or seared steak. The scent isn’t from open space but from materials outside the suit and tools that, once back in cabin air, release volatile residues after exposure to atomic oxygen, UV, and extreme temperatures. The suit acts as a tiny spacecraft, carrying outside chemistry back inside. NASA has even attempted to recreate the odor for training, but it’s best understood as a boundary phenomenon—detected only when outside gear returns to the pressurized cabin and interacts with familiar cabin odors.

via Space Daily|

#astronauts #nasa #odor

space3 months ago•4 min saved

ISS robotic arm wrist joint replaced during spacewalk

NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Chris Williams spent about seven hours outside the ISS to replace a failed 200-pound wrist joint on Canadarm2, installing a spare, reattaching the LEE cluster, and restoring full arm functionality for berthing and maintenance missions.

via Spaceflight Now|

#canadarm2 #iss #joint-replacement

space3 months ago•10 min saved

ISS to Get a New Wrist: Astronauts Repair 25-Year-Old Canadarm2

Two NASA astronauts will perform a roughly six-and-a-half-hour spacewalk to replace a malfunctioning wrist joint on the Canadarm2 robotic arm at the International Space Station, part of routine maintenance on hardware that has operated for 25 years. They’ll be supported from inside by colleagues, and the swap aims to restore full arm motion and keep the station’s schedule on track.

via Space Daily|

#but-only-five-allowed #canadarm2 #iss

space-exploration4 months ago•96 min saved

Canadarm2 set for spacewalk repair on the ISS after wrist joint seizes

The ISS’s Canadarm2 robotic arm is offline after a wrist joint seized and motor current spiked during routine work. NASA plans a spacewalk on June 30 to replace the affected joint, with a spare already aboard. Coordinated with the Canadian Space Agency, the repair is essential for berthing cargo ships and maintenance, and Canadarm2 has supported the station for about 25 years.

via Space|

#canadarm2 #canadian-space-agency #international-space-station

space4 months ago•13 min saved

Valve Save in Space: Leonov's 1965 First EVA

Alexei Leonov became the first person to exit a spacecraft in 1965 during the Voskhod 2 mission, but his Berkut suit ballooned in vacuum, forcing him to vent air to fit back through the airlock; the risky maneuver highlighted the suit’s limits, preceded Ed White’s U.S. EVA by about three months, and underscored that spacewalking demands careful engineering and planning beyond courage.

via Space Daily|

#eva #leonov #space