NASA astronauts perform spacewalk on International Space Station
Two NASA astronauts did a spacewalk to remove hardware from the exterior of the ISS. Petrified wood is one of the most sought-after materials in the world for both its aesthetic value and its scientific value. But in Indonesia, miners who risk their lives to dig it up barely make enough to get by.
Watch NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore perform spacewalk outside the ISS today (video)
Williams and Wilmore both arrived at the ISS last June, aboard the first crewed test flight of Boeing's Starliner spacecraft. The astronauts were only slated for a 10-day mission, but issues with Starliner during docking led to multiple delays in their return, with NASA ultimately deciding to have Starliner make the journey back to Earth uncrewed.
NASA astronauts still stranded in space take first spacewalk together
NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore completed a spacewalk Thursday while awaiting their delayed return to Earth. Williams set a new spacewalking record for female astronauts during the mission.
NASA’s Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore take their first spacewalk together | Watch video
Commander Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore floated out to perform maintenance work and wipe the International Space Station’s exterior for evidence of any microbes that may still be alive after launching from Earth and escaping through vents.
NASA's Stranded Astronauts Take First Spacewalk Together
NASA's two stranded astronauts conducted their first spacewalk together Thursday, stepping outside the International Space Station.
NASA astronaut Suni Williams sets new record on 5.5-hour spacewalk outside ISS
NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore were able to remove a stuck radio communications unit on a record-setting spacewalk on Thursday (Jan. 30).
NASA’s 2 stranded astronauts take first spacewalk together after 8 months stuck on International Space Station
NASA’s two stuck astronauts took their first spacewalk together Thursday, exiting the International Space Station almost ...
NASA Astronauts Set to Search for Life Clinging to the ISS Exterior
The survival of organisms in the vacuum of space could support the theory that life didn't start on Earth, but originated ...
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Astronauts will search the exterior of the space station for living microbes
Astronauts are set to swab the space station's exterior, searching for living microbes to better understand how they survive ...
Astronauts set to swab the exterior of station for microbial life
Astronauts are scheduled to venture outside the International Space Station to collect microbiological samples during crew ...
How to watch this week’s spacewalk from the International Space Station
As for the spacewalk itself, if you’d like to watch along with the event, it will be livestreamed on NASA’s streaming service ...
NASA astronauts, awaiting return after delay, conduct joint spacewalk
Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore have been in space for the last 8 months. They exited the ISS to conduct maintenance work ...