NASA Broadcasts Final Spacewalks to Upgrade Space Station Power System
WASHINGTON, July 13, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- NASA astronauts Chris Cassidy and Robert Behnken will conduct a pair of spacewalks Thursday, July 16, and Tuesday, July 21, to finish a 3.5-year effort to upgrade the International Space Station's power system.
- WASHINGTON, July 13, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- NASA astronauts Chris Cassidy and Robert Behnken will conduct a pair of spacewalks Thursday, July 16, and Tuesday, July 21, to finish a 3.5-year effort to upgrade the International Space Station's power system.
- In all, 12 spacewalks will have been performed since January 2017 to change out batteries for eight power channels used to route electricity on the station.
- These will be the 230thand 231st spacewalks in the history of space station assembly, maintenance, and upgrades.
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