Watch 2 NASA astronauts fix ISS' huge robotic arm during spacewalk today
NASA astronauts have successfully completed a spacewalk to repair the Canadarm2 robotic arm on the International Space Station.
What happened
Astronauts Jessica Meir and Chris Williams conducted a spacewalk to replace a malfunctioning wrist joint on the Canadarm2 robotic arm. The component had been in operation for 25 years prior to this replacement mission.
Coverage from NASA, SpaceNews, CBS News, and Space highlights the technical nature of the repair and the station's ongoing maintenance needs. Future developments will depend on post-repair diagnostics of the robotic arm.
Coverage does not yet specify the full impact of these repairs on the long-term health of the space station.
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Questions people are asking
What component of the robotic arm was repaired?
Astronauts replaced a wrist joint on the Canadarm2 that had been in orbit for 25 years.
Who performed the spacewalk?
NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Chris Williams were identified as the participants.
Was the repair successful?
According to CBS News, the astronauts successfully replaced the broken joint.
The reporting (13)
- ISS repair spacewalk highlights concerns about station health SpaceNews · 46d ago
- ‘Just in time for Canada Day’: Spacewalking astronauts repair space station’s huge Canadarm2 Yahoo · 46d ago
- Spacewalkers Continuing Canadarm2 Robotic Arm Repairs NASA (.gov) · 46d ago
- Astronauts Begin Spacewalk to Repair Canadarm2 Robotic Arm NASA (.gov) · 46d ago
- Spacewalkers successfully replace broken "wrist" joint in space station's robot arm CBS News · 46d ago
- Astronauts Prepare to Exit Station for Robotics Repair Spacewalk NASA (.gov) · 46d ago
- ‘Just in time for Canada Day’: Spacewalking astronauts repair space station’s huge Canadarm2 Space · 46d ago
- NASA to Cover US Spacewalk 95, Host Preview News Conference NASA (.gov) · 46d ago
- Maine astronaut Jessica Meir embarks on another spacewalk WGME · 46d ago
- Netflix to stream next NASA spacewalk outside ISS. Watch live USA Today · 46d ago
- NASA astronauts head outside the space station to replace a Canadarm2 wrist joint that malfunctioned after 25 years in orbit Space Daily · 46d ago
- NASA Astronaut Chris Williams Preps for Spacewalk NASA (.gov) · 46d ago
- Watch 2 NASA astronauts fix ISS' huge robotic arm during spacewalk today Space · 46d ago
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