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Third space walk in pink LIVE FROM 11.30

2020-01-20T11:07:12.038Z


Jessica Meir and Christina Koch back to work (ANSA)


Third space walk in pink to complete the replacement of the old nickel-hydrogen battery with modern lithium batteries, much more efficient. The protagonists are still astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Meir, both of NASA, protagonists of all three female spacewalks in the history of the space age.

The start of the extra-vehicular activity is expected at 12.30 and the preparations on board have started some time, starting from the preparation of the suits. In particular, the helmet used by Christina Koch in the second spacewalk, on January 15th, had lost the camera.

The two astronauts also posted on their Twitter profiles the special preparations concerning Jessica's long hair, gathered in two braids with the help of AstroChristina to wear the helmet more comfortably.

From inside the @Space_Station, @astro_luca snapped these #spacewalk photos, capturing a moment of teamwork that I will never forget. Halfway through another power channel of battery changes and looking forward to finishing up next week! pic.twitter.com/stZCsnyPNJ

- Christina H Koch (@Astro_Christina) January 16, 2020

Finally, before their third exit from the Space Station, the astronauts also published some beautiful photos of the space walk on January 15th. One, which portrays them at work, was taken by the commander Luca Parmitano, of the European Space Agency (ESA): "life is always better with a friend by your side (or at your feet" ", wrote Jessica Meir referring to AstroLuca. The other photo is a selfie and the other is a selfie by Astro_Jessica, who takes the Earth reflected in the visor of his helmet: "Visor lowered, because our magnificent planet is much more beautiful than I am".

Spacewalk selfie, visor down. Because our magnificent planet Earth is far prettier than me. Tune in tomorrow (NASA TV) as we finish off the job to upgrade the @Space_Station battery channel. pic.twitter.com/2PKvvYtLgU

- Jessica Meir (@Astro_Jessica) January 19, 2020



Source: ansa

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