Astronaut Suni Williams successfully completed a long-awaited spacewalk on January 9, 2025, marking the first spacewalk by NASA astronauts since an aborted mission last summer. The spacewalk, conducted alongside NASA astronaut Nick Hague, focused on overdue repairs to the International Space Station while orbiting above Turkmenistan.
In this photo provided by NASA , astronaut Suni Williams tries on and evaluates her spacesuit aboard the International Space Station on January 9, 2025. ( NASA via AP), the station’s commander, tackled some overdue outdoor repair work alongside NASA ’s Nick Hague. They emerged as the orbiting lab sailed 260 miles (420 kilometers) above Turkmenistan.
Williams got a close-up look at the SpaceX capsule that will bring her home this spring, floating just a few feet away from the parked vessel as she struggled with a chore. She eventually prevailed without damaging her ride. Plans called for Williams to head back out next week with Butch Wilmore on another spacewalk. The two launched aboard the launch of their replacements, meaning the two won’t be home until late March or early April — ten months after launching. It was the first spacewalk by NASA astronauts since an aborted one last summer. U.S. spacewalks were put on hold after water leaked into the airlock from the cooling loop for an astronaut’s suit. NASA said the problem has been fixed. The Associated Press Health and Science Department receives support from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Science and Educational Media Group and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The AP is solely responsible for all content
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