NASA crew members are seasoned astronauts at this point. Glover has already performed two spacewalks since arriving on the space station in November. This will be his third.
Robins already performed spacewalks on his first space station orbit in 2016, so this will also be his third orbit.
If a Sunday spacewalk sounds earlier than a previous spacewalk – especially given it happens on weekends – well, it is. But Kenny Todd, deputy director of the International Space Station program, said at a press conference on Wednesday, “This is not an actual program from Monday to Friday.”
Robins and Glover will prepare for upcoming Solar Kit upgrades by assembling and installing modification kits.
While the station’s current solar panels are still performing well, it is insulting. This deterioration is to be expected since it is only 15 years old and installed in December 2000 – so it goes beyond the warranty period, so to speak.
The new solar panels will be placed in front of six of the existing stations later this year, increasing the plant’s power from 160 kilowatts to 215 kilowatts, according to NASA. The solar panels will begin launching to the space station aboard the SpaceX spacecraft in June.
During the spacewalk, Robins will be Crew 1 in the Red Striped Suit, and Glover will be Crew 2 in Unplanned Suit.
Robins will collaborate with Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Soichi Noguchi on a spacewalk on March 5 to perform a number of tasks, including venting ammonia from a previous ammonia system, replacing a video radio transmitter and receiver, and installing a “booster” on the thermal blanket in a room. Quest equations. This will prevent the stopper from blowing up as the atmosphere escapes with each of the vents.
It will be flight number 235 in the station’s history.
From Earth to Space
Harris said, “Victor, it’s great to see you, the story maker you’re creating, we’re so proud of you.”
Glover is the first African American to perform a long-term mission to a space station in the history of the orbiting laboratory.
During their conversation, Harris and Glover discussed those who had come before Glover and inspired him.
“I think about this piece a lot,” Glover said.
Harris agreed. “My mother used to say to me, ‘Kamala, you might be the first to do a lot of things. Make sure you are not the last.
When Harris asked Glover about the first two spacewalks and his perspective on Earth, Glover said he took the advice of fellow crew members to “keep your world small, focus on the thing right in front of you and slowly develop that vision.”
Glover said that the first time he saw Earth in space, he wanted to enjoy it for hours. But he focused on the many tasks that lay ahead and the space march was “nice and busy.”
Glover also spoke about the fragility of the Earth in relation to space, in particular its weak atmosphere and “the importance of having human life on this planet.”
“It makes me want to do everything in my power to protect him,” Glover said.
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