Laut NASA werden sie die Quest-Luftschleuse der Station verlassen, um den 2A-Stromkanal für die zukünftige Installation der International Space Station Roll-Out Solar Arrays in die Wege zu leiten.
Für Zena Cardman ist dies der erste Weltraumspaziergang, bei Mike Fincke steht der zehnte an. Damit stellt er den Rekord für die meisten solcher eines US-Astronauten ein.
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On Thursday, Jan. 8, NASA astronauts Mike Fincke and Zena Cardman will exit the station’s Quest airlock to prepare the 2A power channel for future installation of International Space Station Roll-Out Solar Arrays. Once installed, the array will provide additional power for the orbital laboratory, including critical support of its safe and controlled deorbit. This spacewalk will be Cardman’s first and Fincke’s 10th, tying him for the most spacewalks by a NASA astronaut.
On Thursday, Jan. 15, two NASA astronauts will replace a high-definition camera on camera port 3, install a new navigational aid for visiting spacecraft, called a planar reflector, on the Harmony module’s forward port, and relocate an early ammonia servicer jumper — a flexible hose assembly that connects parts of a fluid system — along with other jumpers on the station’s S6 and S4 truss.
NASA will announce the astronauts planned for the second spacewalk and start times for both events closer to the operations.
The spacewalks will be the 278th and 279th in support of space station assembly, maintenance and upgrades. They also are the first two International Space Station spacewalks of 2026, and the first by Expedition 74.
Learn more about International Space Station research and operations at: https://www.nasa.gov/station
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