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Redwire awarded follow-on contract for more ISS solar arrays

An iROSA being unrolled after its installation was completed in June 2023. Six were initially built by Redwire. Boeing has contracted with the company for two additional arrays. Credit: NASA Redwire Corporation announced it was awarded a contract from Boeing to develop two additional solar arrays for the International Space Station. Continue reading Untitled

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Spacewalkers prep Space Station for future solar arrays

Two NASA spacewalkers prepare @space_station for future #iROSA solar arrays.

A photo of spacewalking astronauts installing a modification kit on the P4 truss for future solar arrays during a September 2021 outing. The spacewalk on March 15, 2022, is essentially a mirror image with a modification kit being installed on the S4 truss segment. Credit: NASA Two NASA astronauts completed a spacewalk to prepare the International Space Station for a new set of solar arrays…

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Goo'day by Thomas Pesquet Hier, c’était une bonne journée. Les solutions prévues par les équipes au sol pour finir de déployer le nouveau panneau solaire ont parfaitement fonctionné, et c’est un soulagement pour tout le monde. C’était magnifique de le regarder se déployer. Nous avons rencontré d’autres défis, mais si c’était facile de travailler dans l’espace, ça se saurait ;) Yesterday was a good day. Glad that the plan worked out so well to troubleshoot our brand new solar array. It was truly beautiful to watch it deploy. Some other challenges were met, but if space was easy, it’d be known. Credits: ESA/NASA—T. Pesquet 516L6236 https://flic.kr/p/2mR8FKh

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Astronauts complete deployment of 1st ISS roll-out solar array

#ICYMI: On Sunday, @space_station astronauts finished deploying the first new #iROSA — #ISS roll-out solar array. A second could be deployed as early as this week.

The first new roll-out solar array, also called iROSA, was deployed to its full length aboard the International Space Station on June 20, 2021. Credit: NASA Two International Space Station astronauts finished installing the first of six new roll-out solar arrays, ensuring the outpost will have a sufficient power supply over the next decade. (more…)

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Problems prevent spacewalkers from deploying new solar array

Several issues occurred during #EVA74, ultimately preventing two @space_station astronauts from completing the installation of the first #iROSA roll-out solar array.

NASA astronaut Shane Kimbrough, left, and European Space Agency astronaut Thomas Pesquet work to move the iROSA roll-out solar array from its launch carrier to its final location on the P6 truss. Credit: NASA A spacesuit glitch and an alignment issue prevented two astronauts from fully installing the new roll-out solar array on the exterior of the International Space Station. (more…)

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Spacewalkers begin prepping space station for new solar arrays

Spacewalkers begin prepping space station for new solar arrays

NASA astronauts Kate Rubins, top, and Victor Glover work to assemble a truss-like structure that will hold a set of new solar arrays in the near future. Credit: NASA Expedition 64 flight engineers and NASA astronauts Kate Rubins and Victor Glover ventured outside the International Space Station for the first of two spacewalks to ready the outpost for new solar arrays later this year.Continue…

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