Astronauts encounter cable problems during spacewalk
Posted: Sat, Jan 30, 2021, 9:42 AM ET (1442 GMT)
Spacewalking astronauts ran into problems installing an experiment platform outside the International Space Station Wednesday. Astronauts Mike Hopkins and Victor Glover spent nearly seven hours outside the station to perform several tasks, including completing the installation of the Bartolomeo external payload platform on the Columbus module. They were unable to attach two of the six power and data cables for the platform, though, because of connection problems. Bartolomeo will be able to support some experiments in this configuration until the two cables are attached on a future spacewalk. The astronauts also installed a Ka-band antenna on Columbus and removed grapple fixtures on the station's truss in preparation for future upgrades of the station's power system.
Spacewalking astronauts ran into problems installing an experiment platform outside the International Space Station Wednesday. Astronauts Mike Hopkins and Victor Glover spent nearly seven hours outside the station to perform several tasks, including completing the installation of the Bartolomeo external payload platform on the Columbus module. They were unable to attach two of the six power and data cables for the platform, though, because of connection problems. Bartolomeo will be able to support some experiments in this configuration until the two cables are attached on a future spacewalk. The astronauts also installed a Ka-band antenna on Columbus and removed grapple fixtures on the station's truss in preparation for future upgrades of the station's power system.
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