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Two NASA astronauts working outside the International Space Station on Thursday (January 30) managed to remove the defective radio communications unit, as two of the previous space did not succeed.
The work necessary to liberate the Radio frequency group (RFG) by Sonita “Sony” Williams and Barry “Poach” Wilmor, though, as the two ran out to complete all the tasks planned on Thursday Eva (Extravehicular activity).
William and Wilmmore, who I fired together In Boeing Starlener spacecraft Together, they serve the Experedited 72 at the station, the spacecraft began for 5 hours and 26 minutes at 7:43 am, EST (1243 GMT). After configuring Tethers and Tools, Wilmore moved to the RFG working site while Williams installed Canadarm2 Robotic to meet him in the S-Band antenna on the right (or right) from the station’s spine gears.
NASA Poach Western Space Pioneer holds the Radical Frequency Group Association that he and Sony Williams removed during a space outside the International Space Station on Thursday, January 30, 2025. Credit: NASA
The failed RFG, a major component of assembling the initial orders for data and data, was tried for the first time in April 2023, when the central bolt refused to release it. Nassa Stephen Bowen’s astronaut, who was on this previous space, was to monitor the mission on Thursday to advise Williams and Welmore in a renewed attempt.
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A The second corridor in October 2023 He was also assigned to try to recover RFG, but he only had enough time to inspect him. Two other attempts were cut in June 2024 before Evas could get out Because of the problems of space equipment.
“There is going, it’s free,” Williams Radio, where RFG finally came. “Molly sacred!”
“It was a shaking, shaking, shaking, shaking, and then ending,” Wilmor said later, shortly after the end of space.
In the end, Williams and Wilwmore needed to try several different ways and “a little brutal force” to remove the unit, as it exceeded the three hours that were originally allocated for the task. The two spent the rest of their time abroad carefully in the RFG transfer to The Quest Airlock so that they could be returned to them land To renew.
NASA Sony Williams astronaut was seen outside the International Space Station between Al -Jamoun and Robotic Canadarm2 during the space on Thursday, January 30, 2025. Credit: NASA
“I know that we were not the first – we were not even the second crew doing it – but somehow … we were able to accomplish it,” said Williams later before the end of the spacecraft.
Williams then returned to the RFG Lockite site to clean and collect tools, while Wilmore used swabs to collect potential samples of microbial life on the outside surface of Airlock. Since 2014, Space pioneers collected similar samples From the Russian side of the station, which scientists later claimed the microorganisms capable of survival in the space vacuum. This was the first time that NASA has done such a study.
Outside time and with it suit Show a slight increase in the battery amperge, Williams was funded from the latest planned tasks on Thursday, and preparing the Robotic Canadarm2 backup joint in case of replacement. This work will wait for the separation corridor in the future.
Space pioneers returned two airlines and began to suppress it, which represents an official end of the spacecraft at 1:09 pm EST (1809 GMT).
As we saw from the helmet’s camera, NASA Wessh Space pioneer is preparing for the swimmer outside the International Space Station to collect possible microbial samples during space on Thursday, January 30, 2025. Credit: NASA
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On Thursday, Eva was in fifth place in Wilmor, where he brought his total time and fought to 31 hours and 2 minutes.
It was the ninth picnic of Lilloms, who now scored 62 hours and 6 minutes. During Eva, she exceeded the record for most of the time you spend in the space vacuum by a woman. A total of 60 hours and 21 minutes has been set by NASA now Peggy Whitson In 2017. Witzon is still holding the record For most space by a ten woman.
Williams is now fourth in the global list of all space monitors through the time he spends on Eva.
On Thursday, Spacewalk was 274 EVA to support the collection, maintenance and promotion of the International Space Station since 1998.
