Astronauts Evaluate Commercial Airlock In Neutral Buoyancy Lab

Credit: NLB test run: NanoRacks
NanoRacks LLC has demonstrated that spacesuit-garbed astronauts working outside the International Space Station can successfully maneuver around the external surfaces of what is to be the first commercially provided airlock. The milestone is on the road to a 2019 launching and installation aboard...

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