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NASA Astronauts Begin Spacewalk to Prep Station for Future Solar Array [1]
['Mark A. Garcia']
Date: 2025-05-01
NASA Astronauts Begin Spacewalk to Prep Station for Future Solar Array
Astronaut Anne McClain works outside the Quest airlock where she exited shortly after beginning a spacewalk to upgrade the International Space Station’s power storage capacity on March 22, 2019. NASA
NASA astronauts Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers began a spacewalk at approximately 9:05 a.m. EDT to install a mounting bracket to prepare for the future installation of an additional set of International Space Station Rollout Solar Arrays. The astronauts also will relocate a space station communications antenna.
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McClain is crew member 1, wearing the suit with red stripes. Ayers is spacewalk crew member 2, wearing the unmarked suit.
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