Summary
They began their walk at 8:33 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time in the United States, which is 6:03 p.m. Indian Standard Time in India.
It was the 281st walk for the station, Jessica's sixth and Anil's first.
Key Points
5 points1
Anil Menon and Jessica Meir performed a spacewalk.
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It was the 281st spacewalk supporting the orbiting laboratory.
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The activity started at 8:33 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time (United States) and 6:03 p.m. Indian Standard Time (India).
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Jessica Meir has completed six spacewalks; this was Anil Menon's first.
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The goal was to upgrade equipment on the space station.
New Words to Learn
4 wordsspacewalk
A walk outside a spacecraft while wearing a special suit.
Eastern Daylight Time
The summer time used on the east side of the United States.
Indian Standard Time
The time used throughout India.
upgrade
To improve or make something work better.
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