American astronauts walk outside the space to install high-resolution cameras

Two American astronauts on June 14 made a space walk to assemble a pair of new high-resolution cameras on ISS.

The camcorders are designed to make it easier to dock commercial trains in the future.

AFP said this work is part of an upgrade program worth $ 100 billion for ISS to make this space station suitable for welcoming the new US space fleet in the private space industry. .

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Two astronauts Drew Feustel and Ricky Arnold put new cameras on ISS - (Photo: AFP).

Boeing and SpaceX are finalizing the final stages of their astronaut spacecraft and can begin to regularly transport astronauts to ISS by 2019. The first test flights can take place at the end. this year.

Two astronauts Drew Feustel and Ricky Arnold have installed new cameras near a connecting device to dock the ISS International Harmony module.

"The two astronauts installed high-resolution camcorders to provide enhanced viewing angles during the final access phase and docking of commercial spacecraft SpaceX and Boeing Starliner - which will soon start to launch. from US soil " - NASA announced.

AFP said that since 2011 the US has not been able to launch astronauts to ISS after the country's 30-year-old space shuttle program ends.

Therefore, US astronauts must pay Russia $ 70 million per person for each seat during the trip to ISS of the Russian Soyuz spacecraft.