Spacer kosmiczny EVA-68 BY REDAKCJA ON 23 LIPCA 2020
Modernizacja systemu zasilania Międzynarodowej Stacji Kosmicznej zakończona! Dwudziestego pierwszego lipca astronauci Chris Cassidy oraz Bob Behnken wyszli na spacer kosmiczny, którego celem było usunięcie przestarzałych już baterii niklowo-wodorowych. Ten spacer kończy 3,5-letni plan modernizacji systemu zasilania Międzynarodowej Stacji Kosmicznej (ISS).
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Zapis spaceru EVA-68. Credits: NASA
Opracował: Mikołaj Datahttps://kosmonauta.net/2020/07/spacer-kosmiczny-eva-68/Spacewalkers prep space station for future upgradesJuly 21, 2020 William Harwood
(...) The astronauts originally planned four spacewalks to install replacement batteries in the station’s solar power system, but that work was completed ahead of schedule during three excursions on June 26, July 1 and July 16. The fourth spacewalk was replanned as a result, and mission managers added a variety of unrelated tasks.
When the excursion ended five hours and 29 minutes later, at 12:41 p.m., Behnken’s total spacewalk time stood at 61 hours and 10 minutes over his 10 excursions, moving him up to No. 4 on the list of most experienced spacewalkers. Cassidy’s total of 54 hours and 51 minutes across his 10 excursions moved him up to No. 9. (...)
https://spaceflightnow.com/2020/07/21/iss-eva-68/Behnken, Cassidy Join "Pretty Exclusive Club", Both Log Tenth SpacewalksBy Ben Evans, on July 21st, 2020
(...) Aided by Expedition 63 crewmates Doug Hurley and Ivan Vagner, the spacewalkers suited up in the inner “equipment lock” of Quest, where they performed In-Suit Light Exercise (ISLE) tasks, prior to being sealed in the outer “crew lock”. The airlock’s outer hatch was pushed open by Behnken—serving as “EV1”, the lead spacewalker—at 7:12 a.m. EDT, about 25 minutes ahead of the timeline. Entering the vacuum of space for the tenth time in their careers, Behnken and Cassidy join U.S. spacewalking supremos Mike Lopez-Alegria and Peggy Whitson in having conducted as many as ten EVAs. (...)
https://www.americaspace.com/2020/07/21/behnken-cassidy-join-pretty-exclusive-club-both-log-tenth-spacewalks/