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US Spacewalk 98

NASA's live coverage of US Spacewalk 98, in which NASA astronaut Anil Menon and ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot work to finish replacing a failed space-to-ground antenna (ESCAN) on the station's Z1 truss.

Key moments

  1. Goals of the spacewalk and recap of the August 18 spacewalk

    Watch this moment · 2:45
  2. Pre-breathe protocol explained

    Watch this moment · 5:00
  3. Safer jetpack units fitted before crew lock entry

    Watch this moment · 24:00
  4. Planned task sequence for antenna swap

    Watch this moment · 35:00
  5. Crew lock depressurization begins

    Watch this moment · 54:00
  6. Spacewalk officially begins on battery power at 7:27 a.m. CT

    Watch this moment · 1:30:00
  7. Both astronauts outside; buddy checks

    Watch this moment · 1:45:00
  8. Menon in foot restraint on robotic arm

    Watch this moment · 2:05:00
  9. Bolts released on spare antenna at ESP3

    Watch this moment · 2:31:40
  10. Menon carries spare antenna toward Z1 truss on the arm

    Watch this moment · 2:46:40

Key facts

Mission nameUS Spacewalk 98

Videos about this mission

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Spacewalk 98: Menon and Adenot Swap a Failed ISS Antenna

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Duration 8:48:15

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Dates are when each video was first published on YouTube.

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