The two astronauts on the Atlantis ship made the first outing

A day after the successful connection with the International Space Station (ISS), June 11, two space shuttle astronauts Atlantis John " Danny " Olivas and Jim Reilly began to make a trip out of space. The first is expected to last for 6 1/2 hours, to install a new power supply system for ISS.

In addition to space, the two American astronauts will proceed to dismantle the lock and latch of the new device weighing nearly 16 tons that was mounted to the ISS earlier by the station's giant arm. With this unlock, the panels (Photo: Physorg.com) Solar energy inside the device can be deployed on June 12. When astronauts complete the electrical and data connection, the ground engineers will activate the device. This new solar cell system will provide approximately 14 (kW of electricity for ISS, preparing for the installation of new scientific modules of European and Japanese aerospace agencies.

According to the VNA, it is expected that during the 11-day mission on the ISS, Atlantis astronauts will perform at least two outbound flights to continue installing new equipment on the 13th and 15th. -6.

Meanwhile, regarding concerns about a portion of Atlantis' insulation peeling off during launch, the US Aerospace Agency (NASA) said on June 11 that a decision would be made about whether have astronauts make a trip out of the air to fix the problem.

ISS is considered an important step to prepare for the plan to explore Mars. NASA plans to launch at least 13 more shuttles to complete ISS construction, at a cost of up to $ 100 billion, by 2010.