NASA astronaut Shane Kimbrough and European Space Agency astronaut Thomas Pesquet conducted a spacewalk Sunday — their second in the past week — to install new solar arrays that will provide a power boost to the space station. After facing “technical delays” during a spacewalk, NASA astronaut Shane Kimbrough and European Space Agency astronaut Thomas […]
International Space Station hit by major power shortage
CAPE CANAVERAL: A major power shortage at the International Space Station has delayed this week’s SpaceX supply run. SpaceX was supposed to launch a shipment Wednesday. But an old power-switching unit malfunctioned at the space station Monday and knocked two power channels offline. The six remaining power channels are working normally, according to NASA. NASA […]
