Spacewalk begins to repair ISS station antenna

The mission began at 8:27 a.m. EDT with the goal of replacing a vital space-to-ground communication antenna

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA astronaut Anil Menon and European Space Agency astronaut Sophie Adenot began a spacewalk Tuesday morning outside the International Space Station.

The spacewalk started at 8:27 a.m. EDT, with the astronauts working to replace a space-to-ground antenna on the orbiting laboratory.

The spacewalk is being streamed online through multiple platforms. View NASA’s live coverage at nasa.gov/live.

Menon is identified as spacewalk crew member 1 and is wearing a red-striped spacesuit. Adenot is crew member 2 and is wearing an unmarked spacesuit.

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