Skip to content
NOWCAST KSBW Action News 8 at 6 pm
Watch on Demand
Advertisement

WATCH: Astronauts install new solar panels during 6-hour spacewalk

WATCH: Astronauts install new solar panels during 6-hour spacewalk
A perilous and delicate operation 400 km above Earth, french and american astronauts, Toma pesky and Shane Kimbrough performed their second spacewalk in a week as they installed a powerful new solar panel on the international space station. The pair had already attempted the mission on Wednesday but ran into a series of technical problems, including issues with Kimbrough's suit Picking up where they left off after a few days rest, they needed to be at their physical best to install and unfurled a 19 metre long panel tomorrow. In fact, created all facility in brazil of envelopes. We might present maximum in santa. It was the first in a series of six new generation solar panels that are set to be installed on the ISs. They will give the aging station a much needed electrical boost in order to meet growing demand for space tourism and experiments among the visitors expected later this year on the international space station, a Russian film crew, a string of rich businessmen and american actor tom cruise
Advertisement
WATCH: Astronauts install new solar panels during 6-hour spacewalk
French astronaut Thomas Pesquet and his American colleague Shane Kimbrough completed a 6-hour spacewalk Sunday.The spacewalk began at around 8 a.m. ET Sunday and lasted 6 hours and 28 minutes, NASA said.They installed new solar panels to boost power supplies to the International Space Station (ISS), NASA said. This is their second spacewalk in the past week.The astronauts started Sunday’s spacewalk picking up where they left off Wednesday when a string of problems prevented them from unrolling the high-tech solar panel.Watch the video above for the full story.

French astronaut Thomas Pesquet and his American colleague Shane Kimbrough completed a 6-hour spacewalk Sunday.

Advertisement

The spacewalk began at around 8 a.m. ET Sunday and lasted 6 hours and 28 minutes, NASA said.

They installed new solar panels to boost power supplies to the International Space Station (ISS), NASA said.

This is their second spacewalk in the past week.

The astronauts started Sunday’s spacewalk picking up where they left off Wednesday when a string of problems prevented them from unrolling the high-tech solar panel.

Watch the video above for the full story.