NASA, ESA astronauts to have two spacewalks in October
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LOS ANGELES, Oct. 4 (Xinhua) -- Astronauts of NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA) will have two spacewalks in October outside the International Space Station to conduct science research and station maintenance, according to NASA.
NASA astronaut Loral O'Hara will participate in spacewalks on Thursday, Oct. 12, and Friday, Oct. 20, with ESA astronaut Andreas Mogensen joining her on the first, and NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli joining her on the second.
During the Oct. 12 spacewalk, the two astronauts will exit the space station's Quest airlock to collect samples for analysis to see whether microorganisms may exist on the exterior of the orbital complex.
During the Oct. 20 spacewalk, the astronauts will complete the removal of a faulty electronics box, called a Radio Frequency Group, from a communications antenna on the starboard truss of the station and replace one of 12 Trundle Bearing Assemblies on the port truss Solar Alpha Rotary Joint, according to NASA. Enditem
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