In a recent development by NASA, two astronauts from the International Space Station (ISS) will take a spacewalk outside the station. The walk will be conducted to install hardware ready for the new solar panels that are being added as part of the ongoing upgrade of the ISS’s power system for the Hubble telescope. Read this article to learn all about the upcoming spacewalk that NASA will also be streaming live so you can watch the whole thing online.
The two NASA astronauts stationed on the ISS will take the spacewalk on Tuesday. In fact, Kayla Barron and Raja Chari will participate in the spacewalk designated as US EVA 79. They will work more on the ongoing upgrade of the station’s power system. The spacewalk as informed by NASA will be conducted over a period of six and a half hours.
So what can you expect from this spacewalk and how can you stream it live?
On this particular spacewalk, they will install brackets and struts so that more new solar panels can be installed outside the space station in the future. Tuesday’s entire spacewalk will be streamed live on NASA TV. You can also watch from the comfort of your home by going to the NASA website or by using the embedded video. Note that NASA has scheduled the spacewalk and coverage will begin at 4:00 p.m. IST (3:30 a.m. PT), March 15. The spacewalk will begin at 8:05 a.m. ET (8:35 p.m. IST)