Summary
The activity started at 8:33 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time (United States) and 6:03 p.m. Indian Standard Time (India).
It marked Jessica Meir's sixth spacewalk and Anil Menon's first, aimed at upgrading station equipment.
Key Points
5 points1
Astronauts Anil Menon and Jessica Meir performed a spacewalk.
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It was the 281st spacewalk for the space station.
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The walk began 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 purpose of the walk was to upgrade equipment on the space station.
New Words to Learn
4 wordsspacewalk
A walk outside a spacecraft while wearing a protective suit.
Eastern Daylight Time
The daylight saving time used on the east coast of the United States.
Indian Standard Time
The standard time used across India.
upgrade
To improve or make something work better.
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