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Astronauts help move stalled rail car during spacewalk
Two American astronauts will step out on a short spacewalk Monday to move a stalled rail auto that is stuck outside the International Space Station, Nasa said.
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Kelly will be the lead spacewalker and wear a suit with red stripes.
“I see motion!” Kelly said after the astronauts released the brake handles and a robotics officer in Mission Control sent a command to move the rail vehicle.
Most of the team at the International Space Station may be fresh off the rocket, but the International Space Station Management Team decided Sunday night to order an unplanned spacewalk for Monday to address a stalled component. Kopra arrived at the space station less than a week ago; this is the second spacewalk of his career.
The problem began last week when the mobile transporter rail auto, a piece of moveable equipment that is attached to the Canadarm2 robotic arm, began to move to another work site.
The railcar needed to be latched in place so as not to interfere with the arrival of the Russian Progress supply ship on Wednesday.
The Progress cargo ship filled with food and supplies launched from Kazakhstan about four hours before the spacewalk began.
Commander Scott Kelly and Flight Engineer Tim Kopra are expected to be outside the spacecraft for around three hours.
With their primary objective completed well ahead of schedule, the spacewalkers proceeded to route a series of cables that will support a docking port for future commercial crew capsules and retrieved tools for future use.
This week’s walk was the 191st that contributed to maintenance and work on the ISS.
Former Chichester High School for Boys pupil Major Peake is the first Briton aboard the space station, and the first fully British professional astronaut employed by a space agency.
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Kelly is three-quarters of the way into a one-year mission that’s due to end in March.