The astronauts successfully accomplished a primary objective involving the space station's power system during the spacewalk, but were unable to complete a secondary task due to time constraints.

The astronauts successfully accomplished a primary objective involving the space station’s power system during the spacewalk, but were unable to complete a secondary task due to time constraints.

November 1, 2023 Benjamin Hughes

On Wednesday, Astronauts Jasmin Moghbeli and Loral O’Hara went outside the International Space Station to replace a bearing assembly in a solar array rotation mechanism. However, the assignment took more time than anticipated and they were not able to retrieve a malfunctioning electronics box as originally intended.

This was the inaugural spacewalk for Moghbeli and O’Hara, marking the fourth instance of an all-female spacewalk and the first one since January 2020, during which Jessica Meir and Christina Koch finished their third EVA (extra-vehicular activity).

During the fourth all-female spacewalk, Jasmin Moghbeli and Loral O’Hara collaborated to secure insulation around a malfunctioning radio communications unit. Moghbeli was dressed in a spacesuit with red stripes. NASA TV

At 8:05 a.m. EDT, Moghbeli and O’Hara initiated the 12th spacewalk of the year by transitioning their spacesuits to battery power.

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William Harwood

Bill Harwood has been reporting on the American space program continuously for over 35 years. He started as the chief of United Press International’s Cape Canaveral bureau and is currently a consultant for CBS News. Throughout his career, he has covered 129 space shuttle missions, every interplanetary journey since Voyager 2’s pass by Neptune, and numerous commercial and military launches. Harwood is located at Kennedy Space Center in Florida and is also an avid amateur astronomer. He is also one of the authors of “Comm Check: The Final Flight of Shuttle Columbia.”

Source: cbsnews.com