NEW YORK: Spacewalking astronauts ventured out on Sunday, for the third time in just over a week, to complete a tricky cable job at the International Space Station. In one stunning shot, Terry Virts revealed the enormity of the station against the darkness of space as his fellow astronaut, Butch Wilmore, floated almost unseen.
“Can you spot the space walker in this picture?” Virts tweeted. “He’s very small compared to the enormous starboard truss of the #ISS.”
Virts also posted a space selfie and commented: “Mission Accomplished – three #spacewalks, 800′ of cable, four antennas, three laser reflectors, one greased robotic arm.”
But not everything went to plan. Dramatically, right before Sunday’s spacewalk, engineers spotted problems with American astronaut Wilmore’s suit.
Though it had functioned perfectly during the first two spacewalks, on Sunday morning, a pressure sensor briefly malfunctioned before he floated out.
A mechanical gauge, however, was operating fine. Mission Control told Wilmore he would need to pay extra attention to how his suit was feeling throughout the seven-hour excursion.
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