Astronauts Complete Spacewalk to Repair Computer on ISS
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NASA TV(HOUSTON) — Two NASA astronauts completed a spacewalk Wednesday to fix a backup computer on the International Space Station.
Steve Swanson and Rick Mastracchio were tasked with the job, which took just over an hour and a half.
According to NASA, the Multiplexer/Demultiplexer (MDM) back up computer failed on April 11 following a routine check by Mission Control.
“While the primary computer continues operating flawlessly NASA managers ordered Wednesday’s spacewalk repair to ensure redundancy on critical systems,” the space agency said in a statement.
NASA said the six crew members aboard the ISS were not at risk during the outage.
Before Swanson and Mastracchio went back inside the space station on Wednesday, Mission Control tested the backup computer to make sure it was working properly.
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