EVA-47 – Spaceflight Now

October 23, 2018

Breaking News

[ October 20, 2018 ] Ariane 5 launches two satellites on 7-year voyage to Mercury Ariane 5
[ October 19, 2018 ] Photos: BepiColombo stacked for launch to Mercury Ariane 5
[ October 19, 2018 ] Live coverage: Probe heading to Mercury blasts off from French Guiana Ariane 5
[ October 18, 2018 ] Photos: Atlas 5 rocket lifts off with Air Force’s AEHF 4 satellite Atlas 5
[ October 17, 2018 ] Air Force’s fourth AEHF communications satellite successfully launched from Florida Atlas 5

Newly installed space station robot arm grapple fixture not operating properly

January 26, 2018

The grapple mechanism installed on one end of the space station’s robot arm during a spacewalk Tuesday is experiencing problems. It will be removed during a re-planned spacewalk Monday and the original fitting will be re-installed, NASA said Friday.

Spacewalkers complete repairs to station robotic arm

January 23, 2018

Two astronauts floated outside the International Space Station early Tuesday and replaced one of the grapple fixtures on the end of the lab’s robot arm, the first of two excursions over the next week to complete a complex overhaul that began with a pair of spacewalks last October.