Watch 2 Astronauts Take 6th-Ever All-Female Spacewalk Today
- On Tuesday, Sept. 1, NASA astronaut Jessica Meir and European Space Agency astronaut Sophie Adenot began the sixth all-female spacewalk at the International Space Station .
- Meir, from Maine, is conducting her seventh spacewalk, while Adenot, the first French woman to perform an EVA, is on her third; there have been five previous all-female ISS spacewalks.
- Replacing a retroreflector on the Harmony module to support docking is the primary task during the 6.5 hours excursion; the crew will also install jumper cables, prepare the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer's radiator, and replace a truss camera.
- NASA officials designated Adenot as "crew member 1," wearing a suit with red stripes, while Meir serves as "crew member 2" in an unmarked suit for the operation.
- The operation moves Meir to third all-time for total EVAs by female NASA astronauts, trailing only Peggy Whitson with 10 EVAs and Suni Williams with nine.
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The operation serves to repair and prepare some improvements to the orbital laboratory located about 400 kilometers from Earth.
Third trip to the 100% female space for French astronaut Sophie Adenot
French woman Sophie Adenot started an intervention of about six and a half hours from the International Space Station for technical maintenance operations alongside American Jessica
French astronaut, for the first time leader, and American Jessica Meir are expected to perform a mission of about six and a half hours.
French astronaut Sophie Adenot will perform a space release this September 1st, accompanied by Jessica Meir, forming a 100% female team. Planned to last six and a half hours, this mission includes a...
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