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Astronauts conduct spacewalk at International Space Station: How to watch
Marcus Chen
Marcus Chen
Managing Editor · St. Paul, MN
Marcus manages the day-to-day editorial workflow across all brands, coordinating coverage assignments and ensuring editorial standards are met. He previously served as city editor at the Pioneer Press and holds a degree in Political Science from Carleton College.
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Two astronauts on the International Space Station are suiting up for a historic spacewalk.The spacewalk is scheduled for Thursday around 8 a.m. ET.This will mark the 285th spacewalk at the ISS and the 100th to be conducted from the orbiting lab's Quest airlock without the space shuttle present, according to NASA.What will the astronauts be doing during the spacewalk?NASA astronaut Anil Menon and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Joshua Kutryk are conducting the spacewalk.For Thursday's operation, the astronauts will install and deploy a solar array that will provide additional power to the space station.NASA flight engineers Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney will help Menon and Kutryk suit up and also operate the Canadarm2 robotic arm while the array is installed. The spacewalk is expected to last several hours, according to NASA.How to watchNASA will have live coverage of the spacewalk on its free NASA+ app and its YouTube channel.More spacewalks plannedThursday's spacewalk is the eighth
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