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U.S. Spacewalk 97

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NASA's live coverage follows astronauts Anil Menon and Sophie Adenot as they prepare for and begin a spacewalk of about six and a half hours to replace a faulty Space-to-Ground antenna on the station's Z1 truss.

Key moments

  1. Handover in Houston and overview of the antenna replacement

    Watch this moment · 1:14

  2. Animation of the planned spacewalk tasks

    Watch this moment · 14:57

  3. Crew lock depressurization begins

    Watch this moment · 54:00

  4. Suits on battery power: official start of the spacewalk

    Watch this moment · 1:32:46

  5. Menon exits the Quest airlock, followed by Adenot

    Watch this moment · 1:41:15

  6. Buddy checks of suits and tethers

    Watch this moment · 1:54:55

  7. Adenot removes the heat shield from the antenna boom

    Watch this moment · 2:11:00

  8. Menon installs the foot restraint on the robotic arm

    Watch this moment · 2:17:28

  9. Gimbal lock alignment problem on the failed antenna

    Watch this moment · 2:42:34

  10. First gimbal lock bolt called good after low-torque attempts

    Watch this moment · 3:05:56
Play video: Menon and Adenot Swap a Failed ISS Space-to-Ground Antenna, 8:57:39 Source: NASA

Key facts
Mission nameU.S. Spacewalk 97
CrewAnil Menon, Sophie Adenot
Crew size2

Videos about this mission

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  1. Menon and Adenot Swap a Failed ISS Space-to-Ground Antenna

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Play video: Menon and Adenot Swap a Failed ISS Space-to-Ground Antenna

Menon and Adenot Swap a Failed ISS Space-to-Ground Antenna

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Duration 8:57:39

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Sources: The facts and written text on this page come from the 1 video on this page, by NASA.

Related missions

Same program: International Space Station

Same destination: ISS