NASA astronaut Kayla Barron works to all set the spaceport station for a 3rd set of roll-out solar ranges about 260 miles above the Earth. Credit: NASA TELEVISION
NASA astronauts Kayla Barron and Raja Chari concluded their spacewalk at 3:06 p.m. EDT after 6 hours and 54 minutes in preparation for upcoming solar selection setup.
Far, two of 6 iROSAs have actually been deployed on station with 4 additional selections to be delivered. The selections will ultimately augment 6 of the stations 8 power channels, increasing the stations overall readily available power from 160 kilowatts to up to 215 kilowatts.
It was the 247th spacewalk in assistance of area station assembly, upgrades and maintenance, and was the very first in Charis profession and the second for Barron. Chari and Barron are in the midst of a planned six-month science mission living and working aboard the microgravity lab to advance scientific knowledge and demonstrate brand-new innovations for future human and robotic exploration objectives as part of NASAs Moon and Mars exploration approach, including lunar objectives through NASAs Artemis program.
Astronaut functions for the next spacewalk on March 23 will be validated soon. NASA television protection for the March 23 spacewalk will start at 7:30 a.m. for a spacewalk anticipated to start around 8:50 am.
For the Wednesday, March 23, spacewalk, designated U.S. EVA 80, two astronauts will install hose pipes on a Radiator Beam Valve Module that routes ammonia through the stations heat-rejecting radiators to keep systems at the proper temperature. The crew members likewise will install a power and information cable on the Columbus modules Bartolomeo science platform, change an external electronic camera on the stations truss, and perform other upgrades to station hardware.
By NASA
March 16, 2022