Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore, NASA astronauts who have unexpectedly spent over seven months in orbit, will conduct a spacewalk together on Thursday. This will be Butch Wilmore's first spacewalk since his return trip malfunctioned last June. They will carry out repairs and collect samples on the exterior of the International Space Station.
Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore pictured during a press conference from the ISS in September Nasa ’s two ‘stranded’ astronauts will get a trip outside this week, having spent over seven months in orbit unexpectedly. They will leave the International Space Station for a surprise spacewalk together on Thursday, which will be Butch Wilmore’s first time outdoors since his ride home malfunctioned last June.
‘There can be a change of perspective because of where you see the globe. It feels like you’re falling endlessly into space,’ Dr Lindsay explained. To combat this, part of the ISS such as a solar panel is rotated so it is always in view beneath them so they have something as a floor reference to anchor their vision: ‘You don’t want to throw up in a space suit.
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