Thursday, October 05, 2023

Expedition 70: Spacewalk Preparations | International Space Station

Expedition 70: Spacewalk Preparations | International Space Station

NASA astronaut Loral O'Hara tries on her spacesuit.
Astronauts Andreas Mogensen and Loral O'Hara try on their spacesuits aboard the International Space Station's Quest airlock in preparation for an upcoming spacewalk.
Andreas Mogensen assists NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli as she tries on her spacesuit and test the suits' components aboard the International Space Station's Quest airlock in preparation for an upcoming spacewalk.
Astronauts assist Jasmin Moghbeli as she tries on her spacesuit. (From left) Astronauts Andreas Mogensen from the European Space Agency and Satoshi Furukawa from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency assist astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli.
Astronaut Loral O'Hara tries on her spacesuit.
European Space Agency astronaut Andreas Mogensen of Denmark tries on his spacesuit.

From left, astronauts Andreas Mogensen, Loral O’Hara, and Jasmin Moghbeli are pictured in their spacesuits training for spacewalks on Earth.

The Expedition 70 crew continues preparing for a pair of spacewalks for science and maintenance outside the International Space Station.

NASA astronaut Loral O’Hara and European Space Agency astronaut Andreas Mogensen of Denmark are getting ready for their first spacewalk set to begin at 10 a.m. EST on Oct. 12, 2023. The duo will use specialized tools to collect microbe samples from specific areas outside of the station.

Another spacewalk is scheduled for Oct. 20, 2023, with O’Hara and fellow NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli. They will remove and replace communications and solar array hardware.

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Expedition 70 Crew
Station Commander: Andreas Mogensen of the European Space Agency (Denmark)
Roscosmos (Russia): Oleg Kononenko, Nikolai Chub, Konstantin Borisov
JAXA: Flight Engineer Satoshi Furukawa (Japan)
NASA: Jasmin Moghbeli, Loral O'Hara (USA)

An international partnership of space agencies provides and operates the elements of the International Space Station (ISS). The principals are the space agencies of the United States, Russia, Europe, Japan, and Canada. The ISS has been the most politically complex space exploration program ever undertaken.

Credit: NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC)

Image Dates: Oct. 3-Oct. 4, 2023


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