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NASA astronauts lose tool bag during first spacewalk
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NASA astronauts lose tool bag during first spacewalk

[ad_1] As NASA astronauts Jasmin Moghbeli and Loral O'Hara marked their first spacewalk on November 1, an unfortunate incident occurred with their tool bag being lost. The bag is currently floating in space and will continue to do so over the next few months until it disintegrates in the Earth's atmosphere, reports CNN.The spacewalk intended to complete works on the station's solar arrays, which track the sun. The pair ran out of time to remove and stow a communications electronics box, which will have to be completed during a future spacewalk. To make use of their time, the pair conducted an assessment of how the job could be done. We are now on WhatsApp. Click to join The pair concluded their maintenance work outside the International Space Station (ISS) in six hours and 42 minutes, a...
NASA and SpaceX to send next crew to the ISS
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NASA and SpaceX to send next crew to the ISS

[ad_1] NASA and SpaceX are preparing to launch a crew of four to the International Space Station on Friday.Dubbed Crew-7, the mission will be commanded by American Jasmin Moghbeli and includes Andreas Mogensen of Denmark, Satoshi Furukawa of Japan and Konstantin Borisov of Russia. Lift-off is targeted for 3:50am (0750 GMT) from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, with a backup opportunity at 3:27 am on Saturday. It will be the first space mission for both Moghbeli and Borisov."This is something I've wanted to do for as long as I can remember," said Moghbeli, a Naval test pilot, during a media call last month."One of the things I'm most excited about is looking back at our beautiful planet," added the 40-year-old of Iranian heritage."Everyone who I've talked to ...