Watch Live as NASA Astronauts Take On a Rare All-Woman Spacewalk Outside the ISS

The two astronauts are ready for some orbit rehabilitation outside the International Space Station (ISS) during a rare all -women space walk.

NASA’s astronaut Ann McK Klein and Nicole Aires will start their space walk on ET at 8 am on Thursday, out of the space station for six hours 35 minutes. NASA will broadcast the Space Walk directly to the NASA+ and the Agency Utube channel. You can also tune directly through the feed below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xp9lypsqi_g

During their space walk, astronauts will work to transfer a space station communication antenna and install a growing bracket before installation of ISS rollout solar arms, also known as IROSA. Another incoming space will be raised during the walk. The IROSA is designed to increase the capacity to generate electricity on ISS by 30 %, which will increase the total electricity available from 160 kW to 215 kW. Nasa. The pair will also work to upgrade the station’s power system while there will be teachers in ISS.

So far, astronauts have organized five women space walks outside ISS. This first Six happened after several delays six years ago, causing poor fitting space suit. Finally, on October 18, 2019, NASA astronaut Christina coach and Jessica Mir stepped outside the ISS for a historic space walk that strengthened the role of women in the space flight. Earlier this year, NASA’s astronaut Sunny Williams broke the women’s record for the total space walking time after completing a 5.5 -hour space walk outside the ISS, causing her total space walking time to 62 hours and six minutes.

Thursday’s Space Walk will be the first time that astronauts have stepped outside ISS for the third space walk of extravascular activity and Mac Clean.