Science. Thomas Pesce went into space for the second time in a week

For the second time this week, astronaut Thomas Biskett left the decompression chamber of the International Space Station (ISS) on Sunday as part of EVA.

The French astronaut was the first to cross the lock, followed by the American Shane Kimbrough. This is the 240th flight in the history of the International Space Station.

Task: install solar panels

The process can be watched live on the NASA YouTube account. Like last Wednesday, today’s goal for the two astronauts was to install six of the latest solar panels outside the International Space Station to increase its production capacity.

The French astronaut tweeted this morning: “We have a long but amazing day ahead.” At 1:42 pm, he and Shane Kimbrough turned on the suit’s internal battery and opened the hatch to the decompression chamber of the International Space Station. The first to go into the void was Thomas Pesce, followed by his teammate.

After an intermittent task on Wednesday

On Wednesday, the seven-hour operation involving Thomas Pesce and Shane Kimbrough faced several setbacks due to failure to complete the task.

Halfway through, the mission was temporarily postponed due to concerns over Shane Kimbrough’s lawsuit. NASA teams noticed an interruption in data transmission to check the condition of his suit, as well as a sudden increase in pressure in his cooling system.

Shane Kimbrough had to go back to the station lock and reset. The two astronauts then moved the solar panel, folding it into a large 350 kg roll, to where it was supposed to be installed. They arrested him and tried to figure it out, but the compatibility problem interfered with the mechanism, preventing him from appearing.