NASA Spacewalkers Fix Space Station’s Robot Arm

NASA astronauts Chris Williams and Jessica Meir concluded their spacewalk outside the International Space Station at 3:40 p.m. EDT.

NASA astronauts Chris Williams and Jessica Meir concluded their spacewalk outside the International Space Station at 3:40 p.m. EDT on June 30.

Credit: NASA
HOUSTON—NASA astronauts Chris Williams and Jessica Meir successfully replaced a malfunctioning wrist joint on the International Space Station’s (ISS) robot arm June 30 during a more than 7-hr. spacewalk. The 58-ft.-long, multi-jointed robot arm experienced a May 27 power surge and malfunction...
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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