Spacewalkers Raja Chari and Matthias Maurer will leave the station for a six-and-a-half-hour spacewalk on Wednesday, March 23, 2022. Credit: NASA
NASA astronaut Raja Chari and European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Matthias Maurer are conducting a spacewalk on Wednesday, March 23 to set up brand-new hoses on the International Space Stations Radiator Beam Valve Module, which assists manage the stations temperature level. Chari and Maurer will also install a power and information cable on the stations Bartolomeo science platform, change an external camera, and perform other upgrades to station hardware.
Wednesdays spacewalk is expected to start around 8:50 a.m. EDT (12:50 UTC) and take about six-and-a-half hours. This spacewalk will be the second of Charis career and the very first for Maurer.
NASA Television coverage of todays spacewalk with NASA astronaut Raja Chari and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Matthias Maurer is now underway and also is offered on the NASA app, the Space Station blog site, and the companys website.
The crew members of Expedition 66 are preparing to exit the International Space Stations Quest airlock for a spacewalk expected to begin about 8:50 a.m. EDT and last approximately 6 and a half hours.
Chari and Maurer will set up hose pipes on a Radiator Beam Valve Module that routes ammonia through the stations heat-rejecting radiators to keep systems at the appropriate temperature. The crew members will likewise install a power and information cable on the Columbus modules Bartolomeo science platform, replace an external camera on the stations truss, and conduct other upgrades to station hardware.
Chari will function as extravehicular crewmember 1 (EV 1) and will use a suit with red stripes. Maurer will act as extravehicular crewmember 2 (EV 2) and will use an unmarked fit. The spacewalk will be the second of Charis profession and the very first for Maurer. Astronauts Tom Marshburn and Kayla Barron will assist the spacewalkers in and out of their spacesuits and monitor their external activities. Furthermore, Barron and Marshburn will be on robotics task commanding the Canadarm2 robotics equip to help during the excursion.
By NASA
March 23, 2022
Chari will serve as extravehicular crewmember 1 (EV 1) and will wear a match with red stripes. Maurer will serve as extravehicular crewmember 2 (EV 2) and will use an unmarked suit. The spacewalk will be the second of Charis profession and the first for Maurer.