NASA astronauts will exit the station’s Quest airlock to complete the removal of a faulty electronics box, called a radio frequency group, from a communications antenna on the starboard truss of the space station. The pair also will collect samples for analysis to understand the ability of microorganisms to survive and reproduce on the exterior of the orbiting laboratory.
New EVA date and start time after June 13 cancelled attempt.
Delayed to late 2023 to allow engineers additional time to complete analysis of effects from Nauka module's coolant leak on the EVA.
EVA delayed to assess possible impact from MLM radiator coolant leakage.
The International Space Station (ISS) is a space station, or a habitable artificial satellite, in low Earth orbit. Its first component was launched into orbit in 1998, with the first long-term residents arriving in November 2000. It has been inhabited continuously since that date. The last pressurised module was fitted in 2011, and an experimental inflatable space habitat was added …