NASA astronauts Anil Menon, Jessica Meir undertake spacewalk to upgrade space station
NASA astronauts Anil Menon and Jessica Meir conducted a spacewalk outside the International Space Station (ISS) to install a modification kit for a power channel. This upgrade is crucial for the future installation of International Space Station Roll-Out Solar Arrays (IROSA), which will provide additional power for the orbiting laboratory and support its critical systems, including its eventual deorbit. This was the first of three spacewalks planned for the Expedition 75 crew this month, with subsequent spacewalks focusing on replacing communication antennas and connecting power/data relay systems.
NASA astronauts Anil Menon and Jessica Meir conducted a spacewalk outside the International Space Station (ISS) to install a modification kit for a power channel. This upgrade is crucial for the future installation of International Space Station Roll-Out Solar Arrays (IROSA), which will provide additional power for the orbiting laboratory and support its critical systems, including its eventual deorbit. This was the first of three spacewalks planned for the Expedition 75 crew this month, with subsequent spacewalks focusing on replacing communication antennas and connecting power/data relay systems.
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GS Paper 3: Science and Technology - Developments and their applications and effects in everyday life; Achievements of Indians in science & technology; Indigenization of technology and developing new technology.
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