American astronauts returned to the International Space Station on…
American astronauts returned to the International Space Station on Tuesday after completing a multi-hour spacewalk to repair Canada's robotic arm, Canadarm2.
Consensus
- American astronauts Christopher Williams and Jessica Meir performed a spacewalk to repair the Canadarm2 robotic arm on the ISS
- The repair involved replacing a faulty wrist joint on the robot arm
- The work was completed after the arm showed increased motor current in May
- This was the 280th spacewalk conducted for ISS maintenance and upgrades
Points of divergence
- The repair was a standard practice for robotics that has been in operation for over 25 years — kommersant
- The spacewalk began at 08:25 Eastern Time (15:25 Moscow time) — interfax
Coverage (3 sources)
- NASA astronauts performed spacewalk repairs on the ISS — Коммерсантъ
- NASA Astronauts Return to ISS After External Repair Mission — Интерфакс
- NASA astronauts will go outside the ISS on Tuesday for repair work — Интерфакс
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