The Flight Support Equipment (FSE) departs into the blackness of space. The @csa_asc robotic arm jettisoned it a month after it carried two @Space_Station Roll-Out Solar Arrays during their launch on @SpaceX CRS-28. A couple weeks ago I was crawling around the outside of that thing!
Victory. @Astro_Alneyadi and I successfully opened the Node 1 zenith hatch on @Space_Station, which we discovered had a jammed hatch handle. Good thing I’ve had practice locking my keys in my car many times.
Working with Steve Bowen to release a Roll-Out Solar Array from its launch carrier and install it at the 1A power channel on @Space_Station. As Frank Rubio and @Astro_Alneyadi flew the @csa_asc Canadarm2, Dmitry Petelin captured this time-lapse.
My first EVA (Extravehicular Activity) was an incredible life experience. The team in mission control @NASA_Johnson was superb. The 1A power channel is now 10kW more powerful. Looking forward to doing it again this week.
.@NASA spacewalker @Astro_Woody releases bolts on a roll-out solar array ahead of its installation on the station's starboard truss structure. Watch live... nasa.gov/live
Spacewalker Releases Bolts on Roll-Out Solar Array
.@NASA spacewalker @Astro_Woody releases bolts on a roll-out solar array ahead of its installation on the station's starboard truss structure. Watch live... https://www.nasa.gov/live