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NASA Astronauts Embark on Spacewalk 96

NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Anil Menon are preparing to embark on their first spacewalk together as part of Expedition 75. The spacewalk, designated as US spacewalk 96, aims to install a modification kit on the International Space Station to prepare it for the future installation of a roll-out solar array. This will be the 281st spacewalk in support of the International Space Station assembly and maintenance.

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The essential points

  1. 01Jessica Meir and Anil Menon are performing their first spacewalk together as part of Expedition 75.
  2. 02The spacewalk aims to install a modification kit on the International Space Station to prepare it for a roll-out solar array.
  3. 03This will be the 281st spacewalk in support of the International Space Station assembly and maintenance.
  4. 04The astronauts will also run cables and set up equipment to power the future roll-out solar array.
The full brief

NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Anil Menon are preparing to embark on their first spacewalk together as part of Expedition 75. The spacewalk, designated as US spacewalk 96, aims to install a modification kit on the International Space Station to prepare it for the future installation of a roll-out solar array. This will be the 281st spacewalk in support of the International Space Station assembly and maintenance.