The astronauts Jessica Meir, from NASA, and Sophie Adenot, from the European Space Agency (ESA), led a spacewalk on Tuesday, October 1st, at the International Space Station (ISS). The operation was broadcast on NASA's official communication channels.
The two left the space station with the objective of replacing a navigation aid and carrying out maintenance tasks in support of ISS operations. This was Sophie Adenot's third spacewalk and Jessica Meir's seventh.
With this seventh spacewalk, Jessica Meir now holds the third position in the historical ranking among women with the most spacewalks. She is behind only Peggy Whitson, who has ten spacewalks, and Suni Williams, with nine.
The spacewalk had an official duration of six hours and 49 minutes. Despite the end of the operation outside the station, the broadcast continued and can be accessed on NASA's website.
