ISS crew set a record of walking in space

According to the US aerospace agency (NASA), two astronauts on the International Space Station (ISS) on February 22 have successfully completed the fifth space walk and successfully repaired an infected antenna. jamming obstructs the operation of ISS.

Two astronauts Mikhail Tyurin and Michael Lopez-Alegria began a space walk at 10:27 international time. During the walk that lasted more than 6 hours, they recovered and tightened a trapped antenna of Progress 23 on ISS.

They also checked the navigation systems to prepare for the arrival of a European cargo ship this summer, the Automated Transfer Vehicle.

This is the fifth space walk of Lopez-Alegria and Tyurin during service at ISS, a record for the crew on the station.

Astronaut Michael Lopez-Alegria is working on an outing walk
space on 22-2. Photo from NASA TV (Photo: Xinhua / Reuters)

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