Astronauts Complete Third Spacewalk in Eight Days
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3DSculptor/iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Astronauts Terry Virts and Barry Wilmore completed their third spacewalk in eight days Sunday, finishing the installation of 400 feet of cable and multiple antennas that will eventually allow commercial spacecraft to dock at the International Space Station.
Sunday’s spacewalk took five hours and 38 minutes. It was Virts’ third spacewalk and Wilmore’s fourth.
#Spacewalk stats:
5 hrs, 38 minutes
Virts' third, 19 hrs, 2 min total
Wilmore's fourth, 25 hrs, 36 min total pic.twitter.com/v1xl73zVSh
— NASA (@NASA) March 1, 2015
In total, NASA says that crews have spent 1,171 hours and 29 minutes conducting 187 spacewalks for maintenance and assembly on the International Space Station.
For the second time in a week, Virts reported seeing some water in the helmet of his spacesuit, though it did not seem to be a major problem.
.@AstroTerry reported a small amount of water in helmet again at repress as on Wed. It's a known issue; no concern. pic.twitter.com/n3h98UvsMM
— NASA (@NASA) March 1, 2015
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