US astronauts step out on spacewalk
Spacewalk is the 190th in support of International Space Station, marking 15 continuous years of human habitation
This July 20 1969 file photo shows astronaut Edwin E Aldrin Jr walking on the surface of the moon. PHOTO: AFP/NASA
MIAMI:
Two US astronauts stepped out on a spacewalk on Friday to complete the repair of an ammonia cooling system at the International Space Station.
Scott Kelly and Kjell Lindgren switched their spacesuits to battery power at 6:22 am (1122 GMT) and floated outside the orbiting outpost moments later, according to a live broadcast on NASA television.
Their goal for the 6.5 hour spacewalk is to "restore the port truss ammonia cooling system to its original configuration following a leak detection exercise three years ago that ultimately resulted in the replacement of an ammonia pump on the station's truss," NASA said in a statement.
The spacewalk is the 190th in support of the International Space Station, which just marked 15 continuous years of human habitation.
Two US astronauts stepped out on a spacewalk on Friday to complete the repair of an ammonia cooling system at the International Space Station.
Scott Kelly and Kjell Lindgren switched their spacesuits to battery power at 6:22 am (1122 GMT) and floated outside the orbiting outpost moments later, according to a live broadcast on NASA television.
Their goal for the 6.5 hour spacewalk is to "restore the port truss ammonia cooling system to its original configuration following a leak detection exercise three years ago that ultimately resulted in the replacement of an ammonia pump on the station's truss," NASA said in a statement.
The spacewalk is the 190th in support of the International Space Station, which just marked 15 continuous years of human habitation.