Earth View takes Our Breath in Spacewalk Video by NASA

November 16, 2022 By Prelo Con

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The first spacewalk by NASA since March was successful. After a successful extravehicular activity (EVA) lasting 7 hours and 11 minutes, American astronauts Frank Rubio and Josh Cassada returned to the interior of the International Space Station (ISS) on Tuesday in the late afternoon. Just over six weeks after the duo's arrival at the orbiting station aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft as part of SpaceX's Crew-5 mission, Rubio and Cassada completed their first spacewalks. [caption id="attachment_62788" align="aligncenter" width="1200"] NASA spacewalk video

Image credit: Nasa[/caption] The entire EVA was live streamed by NASA, and at one point during the broadcast, Cassada's helmet camera tweeted a stunning image of Earth with the message, "We enjoy an office with a view." A mounting bracket was installed on the starboard side of the station's truss assembly in advance of the installation of two ISS Rollout Solar Arrays as part of ongoing efforts to increase the facility's power source, which made up the majority of the EVA's primary goals.

We love an office with a view!@NASA_Astronauts Josh Cassada’s helmet cam captures a pristine view of Earth as he works in tandem with astronaut Frank Rubio to install an IROSA (ISS Rollout Solar Array) modification kit on the @Space_Station. pic.twitter.com/DTeJINPKsy
— NASA (@NASA) November 15, 2022

Since the ISS began operating a little more than 20 years ago, Tuesday's EVA marked the 254th spacewalk in support of space station assembly, modifications, and maintenance tasks.

Pause in spacewalk

After an EVA mishap in which German astronaut Matthias Maurer's helmet began to develop moisture inside, NASA terminated its spacewalk program eight months ago. Despite the fact that Maurer was unharmed, NASA called it a "near call" and chose to halt ISS spacewalks while it looked into what went wrong. [caption id="attachment_62790" align="aligncenter" width="1200"] NASA spacewalk video

Image credit: Nasa[/caption] The spacesuit had operated as expected and had no problems, according to officials, who thought the wetness was condensation brought on by the astronauts' exercise and the cooling settings on Maurer's spacesuit. Engineers reevaluated the procedures for next EVAs and changed the suit's construction to make sure that any extra moisture that develops during a spacewalk is efficiently absorbed. Not all spacewalks at the ISS were canceled as a result of NASA's suspension of operations. Since March, Roscosmos, NASA's Russian counterpart, has planned five spacewalks with primarily Russian crew members. Tuesday, November 29, and Saturday, December 3, are the dates set for the following two NASA-led spacewalks.

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Earth View takes Our Breath in Spacewalk Video by NASA

Pause in spacewalk

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