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Mixed results for spacewalkers after time lost dealing with difficult-to-loosen bolts


Mixed results for spacewalkers after time lost dealing with difficult-to-loosen bolts Astronauts Jasmin Moghbeli and Loral O’Hara worked outside the International Space Station Wednesday to replace a bearing assembly in one of the lab’s solar array rotation mechanisms. But the task took longer than expected and they were unable to retrieve a failed electronics box as planned. It was the first spacewalk for Moghbeli and O’Hara, the fourth all-female excursion and the first such outing since January 2020 when Jessica Meir and Christina Koch completed their third EVA, or extra-vehicular activity.   More



(Source: SpaceFlight Now - Nov 3)

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