NASA astronauts to perform seven-hour spacewalk to repair Canadarm2 robotic arm on ISS
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India Today Science Desk
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Two NASA astronauts, Jessica Meir and Chris Williams, will conduct a nearly seven-hour spacewalk on June 30 to repair a broken wrist joint on the Canadarm2, the 17.6-meter robotic arm that has served the International Space Station for over 25 years. The arm has been critical for station assembly, cargo handling, astronaut transport during spacewalks, and berthing visiting spacecraft. This will be the 278th spacewalk in ISS history.
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bskyNASA astronauts to perform seven-hour spacewalk to repair Canadarm2 robotic arm on ISSindiatoday.inKey quotes
· 3 pulledTwo Nasa astronauts will step outside the International Space Station (ISS) on June 30 to repair a fault in the Canadarm2
The arm has helped build the Space Station piece by piece, shuffled astronauts during spacewalks, and berthed visiting spacecraft.
The repair spacewalk expected to last nearly seven hours is the 278th in the history of the space station
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