Watch NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore perform spacewalk outside the ISS today (video)
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The second corridor in NASA is scheduled to start today, with NASA astronauts assigned to recover devices from the outer surface of the space station.
NASA Sony Williams and Boot Willmore is scheduled to start 274 at the station, the United States Eva 92 at early January 30, at approximately 8:00 a.m. EST (1300 GMT). Live broadcast of the couple Extravehicular activity (EVA) will start at 6:30 am ES (1130 GMT), and it will be available to NASA Broadcasting platformsAnd also here on Space.com.
This will be Eva X and Williams, and comes in its ninth afternoon, US space 91She did with NASA astronaut Nick The Hague on January 16. The next Eva will be the fifth in Willmur. The duo will spend about 6.5 hours outside International Space Station (ISS) to separate a piece of communications equipment and collect surface sample swabs to search for microbes in the outer part of different ISS units.
NASA Sony Williams Space Pioneer outside the International Space Station during the United States Eva 91, January 16, 2025 | Credit: NASA
At the top of the Williams and Wilmore agenda for their space traffic, a group of radio frequency frequencies (RFG), which is the S-BAND antenna that is returned to Earth to renew. Space pioneers during the previous space, the United States Eva 86, tried to remove it, but they did not succeed in launching the component of the installation plate.
For EVA, Williams, appointed EV-1, Wilmore, EV-2 will be used as a new pain tool designed to release pressure on RFG Wedge, and we hope that astronauts can effectively remove devices. After storing protection coverage, Williams will check RFG while Wilmore secures the space suit to the automatic station arm to help remove the component. Once you are separated, EV-2 is assigned to store the piece in the station Quest Airlock.
After that on their agenda, astronauts will divide a set of tasks between them. Williams is set the surface sample collection, while Wilmore sets a backup of the ISS ROBITIC arm. Williams will cross the handrails at the station from Quest to the belly of the American laboratory unit, fate. There, you will pass two holes on the outer surface of the unit, before returning to seeking similar samples in different external locations around the flight. Samples will be tested for signs of microorganisms outside from the space station.
Willmore has a much shorter distance to travel to his mission. On the same Stowage outer platform (ESP) like RFG, Wilmore will adjust the large elbow stored on ESP as part of spare parts. Its adjustments will make a better position to reach and retrieve if needed in the future. Then the astronauts will return to Quest, closing the flying, and officially concluded with space passage.
William and Wilmmore are both He arrived at ISS last JuneOn board the first test of the Boeing Steliner spacecraft. Only astronauts were scheduled for 10 days, but issues with Starlener During the atmosphere, it led to multiple delays in their return, with Nassa Ultimately, a decision to be Starliner makes the journey to the ground not available.
With a slight shift in the duties of the upcoming astronaut, Williams and Wilmmore were added to the statement to ISS Expeedion 72 as members of Crew-9, who launched astronauts, instead of four, to the station a few weeks after Starliner’s departure. as, Williams has been appointed as the station commanderAnd wilmore, aviation engineer.
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Crew-9 is currently scheduled to return to land At the time after the arrival of the 10 crew, these astronauts will be raised on a completely new Dragon from the crew, adding a fifth spacecraft of Dragons in the service today.
Crew-10 was initially set in early 2025, where Crew-9 was placed to return with Williams and Wilmore at some point in February. but, Delay in manufacturing the new dragon It prompted this launch late March, where he transferred the Crew-9 return to early April.
