Astronauts Raja Chari and Matthias Maurer are pictured replacing an external high-definition camera during a 6-hour 54-minute spacewalk today. Credit: NASA TV
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In the video above, recorded a few days ago, ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer shares a statement on his first spacewalk.
The spacewalk known as US EVA 80 saw the pair stepping outside the International Space and spending approximately six and a half hours working in space. Matthias was EV-2, wearing an all-white spacesuit, while Raja was lead spacewalker, known as EV-1, in a white spacesuit with red stripes.
Their tasks included installing hoses on a radiator beam valve module that routes ammonia through the Station’s heat-rejecting radiators to regulate system temperatures, installing a power and data cable on the Bartolomeo science platform outside ESA’s Columbus module, replacing an external camera on the Station’s truss, and conducting other upgrades to Station hardware.