NASA Spacewalkers Complete ISS Battery Exchange

Mark Carreau February 01, 2021
NASA astronauts Mike Hopkins and Victor Glover conduct a spacewalk outside the International Space Station on Feb. 1.
Credit: NASA TV
HOUSTON—NASA astronauts Mike Hopkins and Victor Glover on Feb. 1 completed the final task in a multiyear swap out of the International Space Station’s (ISS) solar power system batteries. Performing their second spacewalk in five days, the astronauts also replaced or upgraded three external cameras...
Mark Carreau

Mark is based in Houston, where he has written on aerospace for more than 25 years. While at the Houston Chronicle, he was recognized by the Rotary National Award for Space Achievement Foundation in 2006 for his professional contributions to the public understanding of America's space program through news reporting.

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