NASA said on the 18th that two International Space Station astronauts completed a spacewalk mission that took more than 6 hours that day, with the aim of replacing the space station's geospatial communication antennas. As the operation took longer than expected, the replacement antenna was not installed during this spacewalk. The two astronauts who left the cabin were NASA's Anil Menon and European Space Agency's Sophie Adeno. The two began this spacewalk at 8:29 EST on the 18th and continued for 6 hours and 23 minutes. According to reports, Menon and Adno removed a faulty geospatial communication antenna and fixed it to the International Space Station truss structure for a long time. Since it took longer than expected to disconnect the cable and loosen the bolts, the astronauts were unable to install the replacement antenna as originally planned. The relevant installation work is expected to be completed during the next spacewalk, which is currently scheduled to take place on the 25th of this month. In addition, the two astronauts also completed the clean-up of the space station and inspected and replaced a portable fixture near the “Discovery” test module. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration said that currently the space station still has a pair of ground and space communication antennas operating normally. This was Adno's first spacewalk, and Menon's second spacewalk. Adeno became the first French female astronaut to perform a spacewalk. Adnor arrived at the International Space Station aboard the American Space Exploration Technology Company's “Dragon” spacecraft in February of this year, and Menon arrived at the International Space Station aboard the Russian “Soyuz MS-29” manned spacecraft in July of this year.

NASA said on the 18th that two International Space Station astronauts completed a spacewalk mission that took more than 6 hours that day, with the aim of replacing the space station's geospatial communication antennas. As the operation took longer than expected, the replacement antenna was not installed during this spacewalk. The two astronauts who left the cabin were NASA's Anil Menon and European Space Agency's Sophie Adeno. The two began this spacewalk at 8:29 EST on the 18th and continued for 6 hours and 23 minutes. According to reports, Menon and Adno removed a faulty geospatial communication antenna and fixed it to the International Space Station truss structure for a long time. Since it took longer than expected to disconnect the cable and loosen the bolts, the astronauts were unable to install the replacement antenna as originally planned. The relevant installation work is expected to be completed during the next spacewalk, which is currently scheduled to take place on the 25th of this month. In addition, the two astronauts also completed the clean-up of the space station and inspected and replaced a portable fixture near the “Discovery” test module. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration said that currently the space station still has a pair of ground and space communication antennas operating normally. This was Adno's first spacewalk, and Menon's second spacewalk. Adeno became the first French female astronaut to perform a spacewalk. Adnor arrived at the International Space Station aboard the American Space Exploration Technology Company's “Dragon” spacecraft in February of this year, and Menon arrived at the International Space Station aboard the Russian “Soyuz MS-29” manned spacecraft in July of this year.